NSW Government Schools by Type and SA4 Groupings (2013-2024)

The dataset likely contains counts of NSW government schools categorized by type from 2013 to 2024. It is published by the NSW Department of Education's Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation. Data from 2014 onward uses the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) for grouping schools into 11 SA4-based reporting regions.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in primary and secondary school availability based on school type definitions
• Map the distribution of central/community schools across SA4 groupings
• Study the provision of specialized education services based on the inclusion of schools for specific purposes (SSPs) and Environmental Education Centres (EECs)
• Compare school data across DEC regions and the newer ASGS-based SA4 groupings from 2014 onward

Strengths

• Data spans 12 years from 2013 to 2024
• Includes detailed definitions for primary, secondary, central/community, SSP, and EEC school types
• Geographic structure is based on the official ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) from 2014

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

NSW Department of Education, Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation

Time Range

2013-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 05:36:43.139121

Geography

New South Wales, Australia