| Explanation of Terms
Information Services has many tables of data available to meet your requirements. The student numbers are derived from the Census each semester. The updated numbers are usually available at the end of Term 1 for First Semester and end of Term 3 for Second Semester. When viewing these tables, please note the following explanation of terms:
Kin = Kindergarten Year Level
Pre = Pre-Compulsory Year Level (ie Pre-Primary)
Y01-Y12 = Year 1 through to Year 12
UPR = Ungraded Primary
USE = Ungraded Secondary
Classification = Size of school, ie determined by their student numbers. This classification is used to determine the schools resource allocation from Central Office.
Further, there are different SCHOOL TYPES in the Western Australian Education System. They are:
Government:
- Primary Schools
- District High Schools = usually Kindergarten through to Year
10
- High Schools = Year 8 through to Year 10
- Senior High Schools = Year 8 through to Year 12
- Senior Colleges = Canning & Tuart
- Senior Campuses = Year 11 and Year 12
- School of Isolated & Distance Education = SIDE
- Education Support Schools/Centres
Non-Government:
- Primary Schools
- Primary/Secondary Schools = usually Kindergarten through to
Year 10
- Secondary Schools
Community Kindergartens
Independent Pre-Schools
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