Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic analysis of Western Australian schools for semester 1—2020
| Primary number students | Primary % | Secondary number students | Secondary % | Total school students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA school students semester 1 2020 | |||||
| Total number (school N = 1135) | 277,933 | 59.5 | 189,384 | 40.5 | 467,317 |
| High SEIFA | 135,248 | 28.9 | 100,619 | 21.5 | 235,867 |
| Low SEIFA | 142,685 | 30.5 | 88,765 | 19.0 | 231,450 |
| Primary number students | Primary % | Secondary number of students | Secondary % | Lowest quintile total students | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest quintile (SEIFA) WA school students semester 1 2020 | |||||
| Number schools in lowest quintile = 186/total number schools = 1135 | 34,044 | 7.3 | 21,418 | 4.6 | 55,462 |
| Government schools (n = 137/805)a | 24,981 | 5.3 | 13,310 | 2.8 | 38,291 |
| Non-government schools (n = 49/312)a | 9063 | 1.9 | 8108 | 1.7 | 17,171 |
| North metropolitan (n = 21/360) | 5600 | 1915 | 7515 | ||
| South metropolitan (n = 68/373) | 18,728 | 13,523 | 32,251 | ||
| South west (n = 22/139) | 2783 | 2325 | 5108 | ||
| Wheat belt (n = 21/76) | 2568 | 1981 | 4549 | ||
| Midwest (n = 7/60) | 576 | 274 | 850 | ||
| Goldfields (n = 16/48) | 1459 | 428 | 1887 | ||
| Kimberley (n = 26/44) | 1751 | 860 | 2611 | ||
| Pilbara (n = 5/35) | 579 | 112 | 691 | ||
| Metropolitan (n = 89/733) | 24,328 | 5.2 | 15,438 | 3.3 | 39,766 |
| Country (n = 97/402) | 9716 | 2.1 | 5980 | 1.3 | 15,696 |
SEIFA socioeconomic indexes for areas
an = 18 community kindergartens (0 number in lowest quintile)