How many Year 12 students in Australia 2022

‘Primary’ denotes Kindergarten to Year 6 and ‘Secondary’ spans Years 7 to 12 unless specified otherwise.

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How many students finish Year 12 in Australia?
How many students are there in Australia 2022?
How many high school students are there in Australia?
How many schools are in Australia 2022?

Table A1: Students at Western Australian schools by sector 2018 to 2022(a)

YearPublic schoolsNon-government schoolsTotal2018307,520147,813455,3332019311,199148,836460,0352020317,368149,949467,3172021319,574154,154473,7282022318,332157,864476,196

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Public schools include community kindergartens and non-government schools include Independent preschools.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A2: Schools and students in Western Australia by sector and subgroup 2022(a)(b)

SectorSchoolsStudentsAllFemaleMaleAboriginalPublic826318,332153,188164,95227,943Non-government313157,86479,13678,6875,985Total1,139476,196232,324243,63933,928

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Public schools include community kindergartens.
(b) All includes gender category ‘Other’.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A3: Students at Western Australian schools by year level and sector 2022(a)

Year levelPublic schoolsNon-government schoolsTotalPre-Kindergarten–1,8631,863Kindergarten23,6618,42532,086Pre-primary25,6549,10034,754Year 126,5389,29135,829Year 225,7449,27935,023Year 325,7869,60535,391Year 425,6189,86835,486Year 524,60210,32434,926Year 624,59710,58635,183Year 720,33014,33634,666Year 820,69613,75534,451Year 921,11113,80434,915Year 1020,28913,67333,962Year 1118,36312,85431,217Year 1215,27211,10026,372Primary total202,20078,341280,541Secondary total116,13279,523195,655Grand total318,332157,864476,196

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Public schools include community kindergartens. Totals include ungraded students.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A4: Students at Western Australian public schools by level of education and subgroup 2022(a)(b)

Level of educationAllFemaleMaleAboriginalPrimary202,20097,360104,82017,795Secondary116,13255,82860,13210,148Total318,332153,188164,95227,943

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Includes community kindergartens.
(b) All includes gender category ‘Other’.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A5: Western Australian public schools and students by school type and level of education 2022(a)

School typeSchoolsStudentsPrimarySecondaryTotalCommunity kindergarten184550455Primary(b)571188,974537189,511District high537,2614,01011,271Kindergarten–Year 12(c)61,9851,8793,864Secondary1120107,871107,871Education support(d)643,4381,8175,255Specialist services(e)28718105Total826202,200116,132318,332

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students.
(b) Includes schools of the air and remote community schools.
(c) Includes School of Isolated and Distance Education.
(d) Includes language development school and centres.
(e) Comprises School of Special Educational Needs: Behaviour and Engagement and School of Special Educational Needs: Sensory.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A6: Students at Western Australian public schools by year level 2018 to 2022(a)

Year level20182019202020212022Kindergarten24,64424,39725,06024,26323,661Pre-primary25,95325,83925,78526,53525,654Year 125,44426,07526,13025,90926,538Year 225,42525,41726,19726,01825,744Year 325,06425,34425,42726,04925,786Year 424,70824,98525,28825,09525,618Year 524,77524,35124,77724,89924,602Year 624,13224,64424,22724,50324,597Year 719,67920,82421,59420,89220,330Year 818,76219,61220,85421,41320,696Year 918,05718,70219,66320,65521,111Year 1017,57617,92318,76019,54820,289Year 1117,95417,83918,28818,28618,363Year 1215,27815,15915,23515,47015,272Primary total200,145201,052202,891203,271202,200Secondary total107,375110,147114,477116,303116,132Grand total307,520311,199317,368319,574318,332

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Includes community kindergartens. Totals include ungraded students.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A7: Proportion (%) of students by geolocation of Western Australian public schools by level of education 2022(a)(b)

Geolocation(c)PrimarySecondaryAllMetropolitan77.276.877.1Inner regional8.29.08.5Outer regional7.07.97.3Remote4.74.04.4Very remote2.82.42.7

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Includes community kindergartens.
(b) Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
(c) Australian Bureau of Statistics Australian Statistical Geography Standard, based on location of students’ schools.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A8: Western Australian public schools and students by education region and level of education 2022(a)

Education regionSchoolsStudentsPrimarySecondaryTotalMetropolitan North Metropolitan25174,64242,467117,109 South Metropolitan26984,20647,440131,646Total520158,84889,907248,755Country(b) Goldfields385,3312,7038,034 Kimberley233,3472,0075,354 Midwest474,9762,7987,774 Pilbara296,6123,0319,643 Southwest10017,67112,38630,057 Wheatbelt695,4153,3008,715Total30643,35226,22569,577Grand total826202,200116,132318,332

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Includes community kindergartens.
(b) Defined as all non-metropolitan education regions.
Source: System and School Performance

Figure A1: Aboriginal students at Western Australian public schools by level of education 2018 to 2022(a)

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Includes community kindergartens.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A9: Aboriginal students at Western Australian public schools by year level 2018 to 2022(a)

Year level20182019202020212022Kindergarten1,8601,8001,8971,8931,908Pre-primary2,1152,1372,1512,2242,271Year 12,1082,1812,2342,2422,328Year 22,1602,1392,2402,2802,274Year 32,0742,1922,1732,2672,308Year 42,1412,1252,2182,2012,277Year 52,1282,1692,1292,2262,185Year 62,1562,1442,2082,1312,244Year 71,8561,9751,9792,0031,912Year 81,7261,8581,9581,9942,074Year 91,5301,6371,7891,8861,923Year 101,4641,3901,5491,7351,822Year 111,3011,3621,2451,3711,443Year 12852893918877974Primary total16,74216,88717,25017,46417,795Secondary total8,7299,1159,4389,86610,148Grand total25,47126,00226,68827,33027,943

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Includes community kindergartens. Totals include ungraded students.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A10: Aboriginal students at Western Australian public schools by education region 2022(a)

Education regionAboriginalAllAboriginal students as % of all public school studentsMetropolitan North Metropolitan5,410117,1094.6 South Metropolitan8,113131,6466.2Total13,523248,7555.4Country(b) Goldfields1,8958,03423.6 Kimberley3,3085,35461.8 Midwest2,4217,77431.1 Pilbara2,8219,64329.3 Southwest2,40330,0578.0 Wheatbelt1,5728,71518.0Total14,42069,57720.7Grand total27,943318,3328.8

(a) Semester 1 student census. Primary and full-time secondary students. Includes community kindergartens.
(b) Defined as all non-metropolitan education regions.
Source: System and School Performance

Table A11: Students registered to receive home education 2018 to 2022(a)(b)

201820192020202120223,5633,7204,1164,5626,151

(a) Under the School Education Act 1999 (WA), we are responsible for regulation of home education, including evaluation of home education programs and educational progress of students.
(b) As at March.
Source: Schools Division

Table A12: Western Australian non-government schools and students by school type and level of education 2022(a)(b)

How many students finish Year 12 in Australia?

In Australia, 56.8% of people aged over 15 years had completed Year 12 schooling (or equivalent) as of 2021. This was less than Greater Capital Cities.

How many students are there in Australia 2022?

Australia has a diverse mix of more than 1.6 millions students in our world class higher education system - almost 1.5 million of them enrolled at UA member universities. Australian universities make it possible to study part-time around work and family responsibilities.

How many high school students are there in Australia?

4,030,717 students were enrolled in schools across Australia, representing 23,743 more students (0.6%) than 2020. ... Graph 2. Annual growth rates in student enrolments by state and territory, 2020 to 2021..