In 2023, there were just over 6.7 thousand government and around 2.9 thousand non-government schools in Australia. This reflected a slight increase in the number of both types of schools across the country from the previous year.
Number of governmental and non-governmental schools in Australia from 2010 to 2023
Characteristic
Governmental
Non-governmental
2023
6,712
2,917
2022
6,699
2,915
2021
6,692
2,889
2020
6,675
2,867
2019
6,659
2,844
2018
6,646
2,831
2017
6,639
2,805
2016
6,634
2,780
2015
6,639
2,765
2014
6,651
2,738
2013
6,661
2,732
2012
6,697
2,730
2011
6,705
2,730
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 14, 2024). Number of governmental and non-governmental schools in Australia from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623904/australia-number-governmental-and-non-governmental-schools/
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