In 2021, there were nearly 2.1 thousand primary schools and just over 500 secondary schools in New South Wales. That same year, there were approximately 9,581 total schools (primary, secondary,combined and special schools) in Australia.
Number of primary and secondary schools in Australia in 2021, by state
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 23, 2022). Number of primary and secondary schools in Australia in 2021, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612199/australia-primary-and-secondary-schools/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of primary and secondary schools in Australia in 2021, by state." Chart. February 23, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612199/australia-primary-and-secondary-schools/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of primary and secondary schools in Australia in 2021, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612199/australia-primary-and-secondary-schools/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Primary and Secondary Schools in Australia in 2021, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612199/australia-primary-and-secondary-schools/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of primary and secondary schools in Australia in 2021, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612199/australia-primary-and-secondary-schools/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Number of primary and secondary schools in Australia in 2021, by state [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 23, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/612199/australia-primary-and-secondary-schools/