This research examines national data and investigates the nature of provincial education in Australia, with a particular focus on students attending schools in isolated areas. Numerous government reports and research findings have acknowledged a range of issues regarding the academic performance of students from "rural" to describe the…

The Australian vocational education and training (VET) system provides training across a wide range of subject areas and is delivered through a variety of training institutions and enterprises (including to apprentices and trainees). The system provides training for students of all ages and backgrounds. Students may study individual subjects or…

In November 2012, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Standing Council on Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment (SCOTESE) agreed to the introduction of mandatory reporting of nationally recognised training activity from 2014 onward. Under the mandatory reporting requirements, all Australian providers (excluding those exempted by…

This publication is a preliminary release of data on the number of students, full-year training equivalents, hours of delivery and subject enrollments relating to Australia's public vocational education and training (VET) system for 2009. As the figures are preliminary, they may be subject to change as further processing of data is undertaken.…

This report enlarges upon the tables and figures in the National Report on Schooling in Australia 1991 and provides a basis for the continuing cooperative development of educational statistics in Australia and better quality statistical information about Australian schooling. The following categories organize the series of figures and tables: (1)…

This publication presents some of the highlights of financial information summarized from the national collections of vocational education and training (VET) data in Australia for 1998. The report includes detailed statistics for Australia, its eight states and territories, and the Australian National Training Authority. The financial information…

This report provides summary information about the publicly funded vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia for the year 2000 and, to a lesser extent, 1999. Information is provided for Australia as a whole, for states and territories, and for majors and fields of study. The following information is reported: (1) 1.75 million…

This publication shows the diversity of the Australian vocational education and training system (VET) at the client, provider, and program levels. The report includes all VET delivery by TAFE (Technical and Further Education) and other government providers, registered community providers, some VET delivered in schools, and publicly funded delivery…

This publication contains a selection of statistics on persons undertaking vocational training through contract of training arrangements (apprenticeships and traineeships) in Australia from July 1, 1997, to June 30, 1998. Figures are provided for the country as a whole and for the eight states and territories. Appendixes provide statistics on…