In 2020, there were just under 6.7 thousand Government schools in Australia. Government schools were by far the most common school affiliation. In that year, there were just under 1.8 thousand Catholic schools across Australia, compared to approximately 1.1 thousand of independent schools.
Total number of schools in Australia in 2021, by affiliation type
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 23, 2022). Total number of schools in Australia in 2021, by affiliation type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156145/australia-number-of-schools-by-affiliation-type/
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