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 April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156145/australia-number-of-schools-by-affiliation-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total number of schools in Australia in 2021, by affiliation type ." Chart. February 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156145/australia-number-of-schools-by-affiliation-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Total number of schools in Australia in 2021, by affiliation type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156145/australia-number-of-schools-by-affiliation-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total Number of Schools in Australia in 2021, by Affiliation Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156145/australia-number-of-schools-by-affiliation-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Total number of schools in Australia in 2021, by affiliation type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156145/australia-number-of-schools-by-affiliation-type/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Total number of schools in Australia in 2021, by affiliation type [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1156145/australia-number-of-schools-by-affiliation-type/