At the NSW Department of Education we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training. We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We unlock excellence and unleash the potential of two-thirds of school children in NSW. We’re proudly public and the largest education system in Australia. We respect and value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as First Peoples of Australia.
The Department of Education Insights Hub is maintained by The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE). CESE stands at the forefront of advancing excellence in evidence, insights and policy to support data-driven decision making, so every student learns, grows and belongs in an equitable and outstanding education system. The department’s published data sets relate to early childhood education, public schools and vocational education and training.
To request custom data that is not available online, complete the data request form. Form submissions are collected in line with the collection notice for data request form submissions.
NSW public schools master dataset (CSV, 1.2 mb)
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2022 Enrolments of LBOTE students by educational level and SA4 group (CSV, 968 bytes)
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Enrolments of LBOTE government school students by largest language groups (2021-2022) (CSV, 1.84 kb)
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2022 enrolments (FTE) of Aboriginal students by SA4 groupings and grade groups (CSV, 1.06 kb)
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Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments by individual NSW government schools, grade and calendar year (2010-2022) (CSV, 1.82 mb)
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2011-2023 Attendance rates by Government Schools (CSV, 185.23 kb)
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The master dataset contains comprehensive information for all government schools in NSW. Data items include school locations, latitude and longitude coordinates, school type, student enrolment numbers, electorate information, contact details and more.
This dataset is publicly available through the Data NSW website, and is used to support the School Finder tool.
Data Notes:
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Data relating to healthy canteen is no longer up to date as it is no longer updated by the Department, this data can be sourced through NSW health.
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Student enrolment numbers are based on the census of government school students undertaken on the first Friday of August.
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School information, such as addresses and contact details, are updated regularly as required, and are the most current source of information.
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Data is suppressed for indigenous and LBOTE percentages where student numbers are equal to, or less than five.
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NSSC out of scope schools will not have an enrolment figure.
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NSSC and LBOTE figures are updated annually in December.
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ICSEA values are updated every April with the previous year's ICSEA values. Small schools, SSPs and Senior Secondary schools do not have their ICSEA values published by ACARA.
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Following the introduction of part-time study in secondary schools in 1993, student enrolments are generally reported in full-time equivalent units (FTE). The FTE for students studying less than 10 units, the minimum workload, is determined by the formula: 0.1 x the number of units studied and represented as a proportion of the full-time enrolment of 1.0 FTE.
Data Source:
- Education Statistics and Measurement. Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.