This publication presents information on the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate of education (SSCE). Students can undertake VET through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship pathway, or other pathway. Highlights include: (1) In 2022, in Australia there were 242 945 VET in Schools students, consisting of: (a) 8.5% (or 20 765) school-based apprentices and trainees; and (b) 91.5% (or 222 180) students undertaking other VET in Schools programs; (2) An estimated 26.8% of the Australian population who were at school and aged 15 to 19 years participated in VET in Schools in 2022; and (3) In 2022, compared with 2021, the number of VET in Schools students in Australia decreased by 3.3%. Across a five year period, 2018 to 2022, the number of VET in Schools students in Australia increased by 5.3%.