In 2020, 239,415 full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students were enrolled in schools in Australia. This number has been on a steady increase since 2006. Since 2007 the Australian government has been working towards closing the gap on indigenous disadvantage in terms of life expectancy, children's mortality, education and employment.
Number of full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia from 2006 to 2020
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 19, 2021). Number of full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia from 2006 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623967/australia-total-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia from 2006 to 2020." Chart. February 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623967/australia-total-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Number of full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia from 2006 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623967/australia-total-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students in Australia from 2006 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623967/australia-total-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia from 2006 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623967/australia-total-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
Number of full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Australia from 2006 to 2020 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623967/australia-total-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students/