Some recent facts about Australian Schools
Some recent facts about the Australian education market In 2018:
there were 3,893,834 students enrolled in nearly 9,500 schools
65.7% of students were enrolled in government schools, 19.7% in Catholic schools and 14.6% in independent schools
teachers made up 69.5% of in-school full-time equivalent staff
the grade 7 to 12 Apparent Retention Rate for Australia was 84.5%, and
the student to teaching staff ratio for all schools and affiliations was 13.5.
Total enrolments have continued to increase in the five years to 2018, with 75.9% of the of the growth occurring in government schools.
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Types of Schools in Australia
Schools can be classified according to sources of funding and administrative structures. They are of three types in Australia:
Government schools (also known as public schools or state schools): Government schools are run by their respective state or territory government.
Catholic schools: The Catholic school system receives substantial financial support from the federal government as Catholic schools are considered to be a vital education system outside the public sector.
Independent schools (known as private schools): Private schools receive government funding.
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Source: education.gov.au , wikipedia