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Student Enrolment - Additional Details
METROPOLITAN SCHOOLS AND FULL-TIME STUDENTS (Plus Kindergarten)
2012 SEMESTER 1
| TYPE OF SCHOOL | SCHOOLS | PRE-COMPULSORY (a) | YEARS 1-7 | YEARS 8-12 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Primary Schools | 316 | 31,645 | 95,797 | 0 | 127,442 |
| - District High Schools | 7 | 451 | 2,287 | 3,927 | 6,665 |
| - Secondary Schools | 60 | 0 | 387 | 49,214 | 49,601 |
| - Education Support Schools/Centres | 49 | 661 | 1,403 | 871 | 2,935 |
| - School of Isolated & Distance Ed. | 1 | 30 | 187 | 209 | 426 |
| TOTAL GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS | 433 | 32,787 | 100,061 | 54,221 | 187,069 |
| NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS | . | . | . | . | . |
| - Primary Schools | 96 | 8,929 | 21,871 | 0 | 30,800 |
| - Primary-Secondary Schools (b) | 94 | 5,266 | 27,659 | 45,084 | 78,009 |
| - Secondary Schools (b) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 900 |
| TOTAL NON-GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS | 201 | 14,195 | 49,530 | 45,984 | 109,709 |
| COMMUNITY KINDERGARTENS | 20 | 605 | 0 | 0 | 605 |
| INDEPENDENT PRE-SCHOOL | 6 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 660 | 47,813 | 149,591 | 100,205 | 297,609 |
a - Includes Pre-compulsory(fulltime) + Kindergarten(parttime).
b - As of 2009 some Non-Government schools are classifying year 7 students as secondary.
The Secondary Schools row considers only those schools that start with year 8.
Those schools starting with year 7 are classified as being Primary-Secondary schools.