2. Student participation, achievement and satisfaction
Appendix 2
- Contents
- Figure A2: Participation rate (%) of persons aged 15 to 17 years engaged in some form of education by gender 2016 to 2020
- Table A15: Public school student attendance rate (%) by level of education and subgroup 2020
- Table A16: Percentage of public school students by attendance category by subgroup 2020
- Figure A3: Percentage of public school students by subgroup by attendance category 2016 to 2020
- Table A17: Apparent secondary retention rate (%) of public school students by subgroup 2016 to 2020
- Figure A4: Apparent secondary retention rate (%) of public school students by subgroup 2001 to 2020
- Table A18: Year 12 public school student WACE achievement rate and attainment rate by subgroup 2019 and 2020
- Table A19: Year 12 public school student ATAR achievement by subgroup 2019 and 2020
- Table A20: Year 12 public student VET certificate II or higher achievement by subgroup 2019 and 2020
- Table A21: WACE achievement rate (%) of Year 12 public school students by subgroup 2016 to 2020
- Table A22: Satisfaction of Year 12 public school students by subgroup 2016 to 2020
‘Primary’ denotes Kindergarten to Year 6 and ‘Secondary’ spans Years 7 to 12 unless specified otherwise.
Figure A2: Participation rate (%) of persons aged 15 to 17 years engaged in some form of education by gender 2016 to 2020(a)(b)
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics preliminary estimates of resident population (age at 30 June) and data collected from public and non-government schools (Semester 2 student census, age at 1 July), universities (age at 30 June), and vocational education and training providers (age at 30 June).
(b) University enrolment data for 2020 is an estimate based on 2019 university enrolment data and an annual compound growth factor calculated from university enrolment data across the previous four years.
Table A15: Public school student attendance rate (%) by level of education and subgroup 2020(a)(b)(c)
Level of education | Aboriginal | All |
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All | 73.1 | 90.1 |
Primary(d) | 77.6 | 91.9 |
Secondary | 65.9 | 87.3 |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Excludes Kindergarten students, Canning College students and international students.
(b) As per National Standards for Student Attendance Data Reporting.
(c) Excludes weeks 7 to 10 of Term 1 due to disruptions caused by COVID-19.
(d) Pre-primary to Year 6.
Table A16: Percentage of public school students by attendance category by subgroup 2020(a)(b)(c)(d)
Attendance category | Aboriginal | All | ||||||||
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Regular attendance (90–100%) | 33.5 | 70.2 | ||||||||
Indicated attendance risk (80–<90%) | 19.7 | 17.1 | ||||||||
Moderate attendance risk (60–<80%) | 20.5 | 8.0 | ||||||||
Severe attendance risk (<60%) | 26.3 | 4.6 |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Excludes Kindergarten students, Canning College students and international students.
(b) Percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
(c) As per National Standards for Student Attendance Data Reporting.
(d) Excludes weeks 7 to 10 of Term 1 due to disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Figure A3: Percentage of public school students by subgroup by attendance category 2016 to 2020(a)(b)(c)
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Excludes Kindergarten students, Canning College students and international students.
(b) As per National Standards for Student Attendance Data Reporting.
(c) Excludes weeks 7 to 10 of Term 1 due to disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Table A17: Apparent secondary retention rate (%) of public school students by subgroup 2016 to 2020(a)(b)(c)(d)
Subgroup | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
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% | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | |
All | 77.7 | 13,398 | 80.1 | 13,856 | 81.4 | 13,925 | 81.6 | 14,041 | 81.5 | 14,189 |
Female | 80.4 | 6,612 | 83.8 | 6,927 | 84.3 | 6,874 | 85.7 | 7,118 | 84.9 | 7,154 |
Male | 75.1 | 6,786 | 76.7 | 6,929 | 78.7 | 7,051 | 77.8 | 6,923 | 78.2 | 7,030 |
Aboriginal | 38.8 | 627 | 45.3 | 717 | 47.3 | 718 | 47.6 | 768 | 46.9 | 783 |
Female | 38.0 | 285 | 46.7 | 356 | 47.3 | 355 | 48.4 | 397 | 46.7 | 382 |
Male | 39.5 | 342 | 44.1 | 361 | 47.3 | 363 | 46.8 | 371 | 47.1 | 401 |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Excludes Canning College and Tuart College students, part-time and international students, and mature-aged students at senior campuses.
(b) All includes gender category ‘Other’.
(c) Semester 2 student census. ‘N’ is the number of Year 12 students.
(d) Prior to 2020, the apparent retention rate is from Year 8 to Year 12. From 2020, the apparent retention rate is from Year 7 to Year 12. This change is because the 2020 Year 12 cohort was the first cohort to commence secondary school in Year 7.
Figure A4: Apparent secondary retention rate (%) of public school students by subgroup 2001 to 2020(a)(b)(c)(d)
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Excludes Canning College and Tuart College students, part-time and international students, and mature-aged students at senior campuses.
(b) All includes gender category ‘Other’.
(c) Semester 2 student census.
(d) Prior to 2020, the apparent retention rate is from Year 8 to Year 12. From 2020, the apparent retention rate is from Year 7 to Year 12. This change is because the 2020 Year 12 cohort was the first cohort to commence secondary school in Year 7.
Table A18: Year 12 public school student WACE achievement rate and attainment rate by subgroup 2019 and 2020(a)
Subgroup | 2019 | 2020 | ||||
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% | N | % | N | |||
WACE achievement rate(b) | All Aboriginal | 80.7 46.7 | 11,617 359 | 81.7 46.2 | 11,829 362 | |
Attainment rate(c)(d) | All Aboriginal | 90.9 69.8 | 13,197 538 | 92.1 70.8 | 13,431 557 |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) ‘N’ is the number of students who achieved the outcome. Only includes students counted in the rate’s denominator.
(b) Percentage of Year 12 full-time students in the Semester 2 student census who achieved WACE. For details on criteria required to achieve a WACE, refer to our WACE achievement key performance indicator1.
(c) Percentage of Year 12 students in the Semester 2 student census who achieved an ATAR of at least 55 and/or a certificate II or higher VET qualification.
(d) Figures are ‘actuals’; previous reports presented ‘apparent’ attainment figures.
Table A19: Year 12 public school student ATAR achievement by subgroup 2019 and 2020(a)(b)
2019 | 2020 | ||||||
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Subgroup | Students | Median ATAR | Students | Median ATAR | |||
% | N | % | N | ||||
Students who achieved an ATAR(c) | All Aboriginal | 34.0 7.3 | 4,945 56 | 78.25 57.275 | 33.6 7.2 | 4,901 57 | 79.25 62.15 |
ATAR students who achieved at least 55(d) | All Aboriginal | 85.2 51.8 | 4,213 29 | – – | 85.5 59.6 | 4,190 34 | – – |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Figures are ‘actuals’. Previous reports presented ‘apparent’ achievement figures.
(b) ‘N’ is the number of students who achieved the outcome. Only includes students counted in the rate’s denominator.
(c) Percentages use the number of Year 12 students in the Semester 2 student census as the denominator.
(d) Percentages use the number of Year 12 students in the Semester 2 student census who achieved an ATAR as the denominator.
Table A20: Year 12 public student VET certificate II or higher achievement by subgroup 2019 and 2020(a)(b)
2019 | 2020 | |||||
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Subgroup | Students | Total VET certificates II or higher | Students | Total VET certificates II or higher | ||
%(c) | N | %(c) | N | |||
All | 73.7 | 10,711 | 15,935 | 75.4 | 10,989 | 16,136 |
Aboriginal | 66.3 | 511 | 688 | 67.2 | 529 | 742 |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Figures are ‘actuals’. Previous reports presented ‘apparent’ achievement figures.
(b) ‘N’ is the number of students who achieved a VET certificate II and higher. Only includes students counted in the rate’s denominator.
(c) The number of Year 12 students in the Semester 2 student census is the denominator.
Table A21: WACE achievement rate (%) of Year 12 public school students by subgroup 2016 to 2020(a)(b)
Subgroup | 2016 | 2017 | 2018(c) | 2019 | 2020 |
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All | 79.8 | 79.5 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 81.7 |
Male | 78.3 | 77.2 | 77.9 | 78.1 | 80.1 |
Female | 81.3 | 81.9 | 83.2 | 83.2 | 83.3 |
Aboriginal | 46.9 | 44.8 | 47.7 | 46.7 | 46.2 |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Year 12 full-time students in the Semester 2 student census.
(b) Year 12 WACE achievement data from the School Curriculum and Standards Authority and taken at a point in time. Data may be updated after this time for a variety of reasons such as students successfully appealing their results.
(c) A few registered training organisations did not complete VET certification for some public school students in time to be included in the 2018 data. This may have affected the data reported for 2018.
Table A22: Satisfaction of Year 12 public school students by subgroup 2016 to 2020(a)
Subgroup | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020(b) |
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% satisfied with quality of teaching | |||||
All | 87.3 | 88.0 | 87.7 | 87.4 | 88.4 |
Male | 87.0 | 87.5 | 87.1 | 86.5 | 88.0 |
Female | 87.6 | 88.6 | 88.3 | 88.3 | 88.8 |
Aboriginal | 91.0 | 88.2 | 89.9 | 86.5 | 88.8 |
% satisfied with quality of education facilities | |||||
All | 83.3 | 83.4 | 84.8 | 83.3 | 84.2 |
Male | 83.2 | 83.2 | 84.7 | 82.5 | 83.6 |
Female | 83.5 | 83.7 | 84.9 | 84.1 | 84.6 |
Aboriginal | 84.6 | 82.6 | 88.2 | 83.9 | 85.6 |
Source: System and School Performance
(a) Post school intentions and satisfaction survey, conducted in Semester 2.
(b) Completed by more than 9,000 Year 12 students.