Table 2.
Description of participating students (n=10 092)
| Student demographics | Student sample N (%) | State comparison data* % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 5066 (50.2) | 51.4 |
| Grade | ||
| Year 7 | 3080 (30.5) | 24.7 |
| Year 8 | 2646 (26.2) | 24.8 |
| Year 9 | 2476 (24.5) | 25.1 |
| Year 10 | 1890 (18.7) | 25.3 |
| Age | ||
| <12 | 11 (0.1) | 0.4 |
| 12 | 1265 (12.5) | 18.8 |
| 13 | 2926 (29.0) | 24.9 |
| 14 | 2646 (26.2) | 25.1 |
| 15 | 2215 (22.0) | 24.4 |
| 16 | 1000 (9.9) | 6.2 |
| >16 | 29 (0.3) | 0.2 |
| Aboriginality | ||
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 1143 (11.3) | 5.2 |
| Socioeconomic status† | ||
| Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged) | 551 (5.5) | |
| Quintile 2 | 3000 (29.7) | |
| Quintile 3 | 5334 (52.9) | |
| Quintile 4 | 1124 (11.1) | |
| Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged) | 68 (0.7) | |
| Remoteness (ARIA)† | ||
| Major cities | 4246 (42.1) | |
| Inner regional | 2856 (28.3) | |
| Outer regional/remote | 2975 (29.5) | |
*State comparison data for students in Years 7 to 10 attending government and Catholic schools in 2011.74
†Postcode missing for 15 students, therefore socioeconomic status and remoteness could not be calculated.
ARIA, Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia.