Schools: InBrief mid-year census 2016
This bulletin was originally published 30 June 2017.
Overview
CESE’s Schools: InBrief mid year census, 2016 bulletin summarises the results of the census of students in NSW government schools, and the census of NSW non-government schools undertaken by the Australian Government Department of Education.
The mid year census includes data on NSW Government schools (preschool, primary, secondary, central/community and special) and students (age at 1 July, grades, full-time, part-time, gender and Aboriginality).
Summary
NSW Government
| Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
|---|---|
| Primary enrolments | 475,073.0 |
| Secondary enrolments | 300,069.9 |
| SSP enrolments | 5,457.0 |
| Total enrolments | 780,599.9 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students | |
|---|---|
| Total Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 56,580.5 |
| Percent Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander enrolments | 7.2% |
| Part-time students | |
|---|---|
| Number of part-time students | 2,173.0 |
| FTE enrolments | 1,342.9 |
| Preschool students | |
|---|---|
| Number of preschool students | 4,446.0 |
| FTE enrolments | 2,395.7 |
| NSW government schools | |
|---|---|
| Primary and infant schools | 1,608 |
| Central/community schools | 66 |
| Secondary schools | 401 |
| Schools for specific purposes (SSPs) | 112 |
| Environmental education centres (EECs) | 23 |
| Total government schools | 2,210 |
| Preschools attached to primary/infant schools | 99 |
| Separate preschools | 1 |
| Total preschools | 100 |
NSW non-government
| Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments | |
|---|---|
| Primary enrolments | 204,513.5 |
| Secondary enrolments | 209,074.2 |
| Total enrolments | 413,587.7 |
| NSW non-government schools | |
|---|---|
| Primary schools | 494 |
| Secondary schools | 142 |
| Primary/secondary schools | 239 |
| Special schools | 54 |
| Total non-government schools | 929 |
For more information
- To access data, visit the NSW Education Insights Hub.
- To read our other statistical publications.
- The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation is committed to making online content accessible to the widest possible audience. If you require an accessible version of a PDF published prior to 2018 please contact us.
Last modified date
02/02/2026
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