Data Sources

Education Data Sources

Publicly available data on schooling, VET and higher education participation and attainment.

Includes national and state level data as at 14/11/2025

Domain	Information Type	Jurisdiction	Organisation	Data/report title	Description	Socio-economic status	First Nations Australian	Non-English-Speaking Background (NESB)	Disability	Regional or Remote
Higher education	HE participation	Australia	Australian Government Department of Education	Higher Education Data Collection: Student Data	Commencing and all student enrolments, FTE load and completions for all Higher Education Institutions. Includes data by course level, field of study, citizenship, attendance and equity group. Equity performance data includes access, participation, retention, success and award course completion.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Higher education	HE completion	Australia	Australian Government Department of Education	Higher Education Statistics: Completion Rates - Cohort Analyses	Cohort analyses show proportion of commencing students still studying, completed degrees and not completed over 4, 6 and 9 year periods. Completion rates from 2023 reported in HE Student Data (Section 17).	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Higher education	HE applications/offers	Australia	Australian Government Department of Education	Higher Education Statistics: Undergraduate Applications Offers and Acceptances Publications	Data collection based on applications through tertiary admissions centres and direct application. Data tables included in Appendices.	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Higher education	HE graduate outcomes	Australia	Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT)	QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey	Survey of recent HE graduates covering employment outcomes, skills utilisation, further study and graduate satisfaction	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Higher education	HE graduate outcomes	Australia	Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT)	QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey -longitudinal	Survey of HE graduates 3-4 years post graduation covering employment outcomes, workforce preparation and further study outcomes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Higher education	HE student experience	Australia	Quality Indicators of Learning and Teaching (QILT)	QILT Student Experience Survey	Survey of current HE students covering student experience measures linked to learning and development.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Population statistics	First Nations information repository	Australia	Productivity Commission	Closing the Gap Information repository	Includes indicators 3-7 on early childhood education, NAPLAN, Yr 12 attainment, tertiary qualifications and engagement in work or learning.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Population statistics	Population and community profiles	Australia	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)	Search Census Data: Quick Stats and Community Profiles	Search Census Data enables generation of quick stats, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples profile and community profiles for specified geographic area. Variety of data including population, education participation and attainment. Quickstats provides a simple way to understand an area at a glance.	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Population statistics	Interactive maps	Australia	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)	Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)	Ranking of areas according to their socio-economic status, including explanation of indexes and interactive maps.	Yes	No	No	No	No
Population statistics	Interactive maps	Australia	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)	Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS)	Interactive map allowing exploration of statistical geography including remoteness structure.	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Population statistics	Interactive maps	Australia	Department of Health and Aged Care	DoctorConnect: Health Workforce Locator	Easy to use interactive map to find remoteness area for any location.	No	No	No	No	Yes
Population statistics	Interactive maps	Australia	Australian Child and Youth Wellbeing Atlas	Australian Child and Youth Wellbeing Atlas	Interactive atlas including: health, wellbeing, learning and participation data. Data tables can be created for small areas.	No	No	No	No	No
Population statistics	Population and community profiles	QLD	Queensland Government Statistician's Office	Various data and report titles	Selected Queensland statistics including population projections, First Nations population and tool to create Queensland Regional Profiles for various geographies utilising census and other data.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Population statistics	Educational participation and attainment	Australia	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)	Education and Work, Australia	National survey of engagement in work, study and educational attainment. Attainment data includes school, non-school and Bachelor or higher qualification.	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Population statistics	Educational participation and attainment	Australia	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)	Census of Population and Housing: education and training data summary	Data on educational participation, highest school and post-school educational attainment.	No	No	No	No	Yes
Post-school transitions	Destination survey	NSW	NSW Department of Education	NSW Post-School Destinations and Experiences Survey: annual Report	Post school destination survey administered annually to students 6-12 months after leaving school	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Post-school transitions	Destination survey	VIC	Victorian Department of Education and Training	On Track survey	Survey monitors the destination of Year 12 completers and early leavers six months after they leave school. Summary report and data files including school level data available.	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Post-school transitions	Destination survey	QLD	Queensland Department of Education	Next Step post-school destination surveys	Survey data on post school study, work and other destinations. Includes Year 12 leavers, early school leavers & longitudinal studies. Statewide summaries, regional data and custom reports available.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Post-school transitions	Destination survey	WA	WA Department of Education	Year 12 Destinations	Post-school destination survey for Year 12 government schools. Summary data reported by school through Schools Online
Post-school transitions	Destination survey	ACT	ACT Education Directorate	Post-school Destination Surveys	Report on post-school destinations from annual Year 12 graduates and Year 9 - 12 school leavers as well as longitudinal survey of graduates and school leavers.	No	No	Yes	No	No
Schooling	School directories	Australia	Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)	School Profile	Detailed list of all Australian schools including school, teacher and student level data	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Schooling	School directories	NSW	NSW Department of Education	NSW Public Schools master dataset	School address, contact, enrolment and key information for NSW govt schools.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Schooling	School directories	NSW	Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales	AISNSW School Finder	Searchable directory for NSW Independent schools. Text or map search.
Schooling	School directories	NSW	Catholic Schools NSW	Find a School	Searchable directory for NSW Catholic schools. Text or map search.
Schooling	School directories	VIC	Victorian Department of Education	School Finder	Searchable directory for Victorian Government schools. Text or map search.
Schooling	School directories	VIC	Catholic Education Commission of Victoria	Victorian Catholic School directory	Searchable directory of Catholic schools in Victoria.
Schooling	School directories	QLD	Queensland Department of Education	Schools Directory	Searchable directory for all schools in Qld. School data includes contact, location, enrolment, facilities	Yes				Yes
Schooling	School directories	QLD	Independent Schools Queensland	Find an Independent School	Searchable directory for Queensland Independent schools. Text or map search.
Schooling	School directories	QLD	Queensland Catholic Education Commission	School Directory	Searchable directory of Catholic schools in Qld. Text or map search.
Schooling	School directories	WA	WA Department of Education	Schools Online	Searchable directory of all government schools in WA. Links to student outcomes data for each school.
Schooling	School directories	WA	Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia	Search Schools	Searchable directory of Independent schools in WA. Text or map search.
Schooling	School directories	WA	Catholic Education Western Australia	School Finder	Searchable directory of Catholic schools in WA.
Schooling	School directories	SA	SA Department for Education	Find a school or preschool	Searchable directory of government schools in SA.
Schooling	School directories	SA	The Association of Independent Schools of South Australia	Our Member Schools	Searchable directory of Independent schools in SA.
Schooling	School directories	SA	Catholic Education South Australia	Find a school	Searchable directory of Catholic schools in SA.
Schooling	School directories	TAS	Department of Education, Children and Young people	School Directory	Searchable directory of government schools in Tasmania.
Schooling	School directories	TAS	Independent Schools Tasmania	Find a member school	Searchable directory of Independent schools in Tasmania.
Schooling	School directories	TAS	Catholic Education Tasmania	Our schools	Directory and map search for Catholic schools in Tasmania.
Schooling	School directories	NT	NT Department of Education	List of urban and remote schools	Directory of NT government schools linked to MySchool website.
Schooling	School directories	NT	Association of Independent Schools of the Northern Territory	Our Schools	Directory of NT Independent schools.
Schooling	School directories	NT	Catholic Education Northern Territory	Find a school	Searchable directory of NT Catholic schools. Text or map search.
Schooling	School directories	ACT	ACT Education Directorate	List of ACT Public Schools	Directory of ACT Government schools.
Schooling	School directories	ACT	The Association of Independent Schools of the ACT (AISACT)	Member schools	Directory of ACT Independent schools.
Schooling	School directories	ACT	The Catholic Education Office in the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn	Our schools and early learning centres	Searchable directory of Catholic schools in Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn including ACT. Suburb or map search.
Schooling	National school data	Australia	Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)	Schools	Data on government and non-government students, staff and schools. Includes student enrolment in schools and apparent retention rates.	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Schooling	National school data - enrolment	Australia	Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)	Enrolment by Grade	Total enrolment by grade for all Australian schools.
Schooling	National school data - NAPLAN	Australia	Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)	NAPLAN National Results	National results for each year level and domain for Australia and by state/territory. Note NAPLAN measurement scale and time series reset in 2023. Data prior to 2023 also available.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Schooling	National school data	Australia	Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)	National Report on Schooling in Australia	Annual Report and interactive data sets covering a range of school data. Includes, schools, student enrolments, NAPLAN, VET, senior participation and attainment.	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Schooling	School data	NSW	NSW Department of Education	Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation	Links to relevant departmental and non-departmental data including national data sets.
Schooling	Senior school data	NSW	NSW Education Standards Authority	HSC facts and figures	Summary data on course enrolments, HSC awards, ATAR eligibility, high achievement and VET qualifications. Fairness and integrity section includes data on disability provision.	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Schooling	Senior school data	NSW	NSW Education Standards Authority	Higher School Certificate Statistics and Stage 5 data	Range of HSC data including candidature, high achievement, course entries. Stage 5 (Yr 10) data also available.
Schooling	Senior school data	VIC	Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority	Senior Secondary Completion and Achievement Information	Senior school enrolment and achievement data by school.
Schooling	Senior school data	VIC	Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority	Performance in Senior Secondary	Reports on VCE, VET, VCAL, VPC and special provision. Includes certification and unit completion.
Schooling	Senior school data	QLD	Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA)	Yr 12 certification summary	State data on number of Year 12 completions (SEP), QCE, QCIA, VET, SAT, IBD, uni subjects; number and results distribution for subjects completed.
Schooling	Senior school data	QLD	Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA)	Year 12 certification data by school	School level data on Yr 12 SEP, QCE, QCIA, VET, SAT and uni subject completion numbers.
Schooling	Senior school data	QLD	Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA)	Senior subject enrolment by school	Number of students enrolled in Unit 1-4 for all senior subjects.
Schooling	Senior school data	QLD	Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA)	Statistics before 2020	The QCAA produced a range of reports and data for the Kindergarten to Year 12 education system in Queensland, in or before 2019. This includes NAPLAN outcomes, Year 12 outcomes, and subject participation reports.
Schooling	School data	QLD	Queensland Department of Education	Schooling	Links to school, student and learning outcomes data including student enrolment, NAPLAN, Yr 12 outcomes and post school destinations.
Schooling	Senior school data	WA	School Curriculum and Standards Authority	Year 12 Student Achievement Data Highlights	State summary data on Yr 12 population and achievement including WACE & ATAR course completion.
Schooling	Senior school data	WA	School Curriculum and Standards Authority	Student Achievement Data by School	Searchable data set provides access to Yr 12 achievement data by WA school.
Schooling	Senior school data	WA	School Curriculum and Standards Authority	Secondary Education Statistics	Large number of statistical reports covering Year 10-12 students, certification, course statistics, WACE exams, VET and endorsed programs (including enabling), student progression and retention.		Limited
Schooling	School data	WA	WA Department of Education	Student Census Data Reports	Large number of statistical reports including school lists, student enrolment and teaching staff data.		Yes
Schooling	School data - NAPLAN	WA	WA Department of Education	NAPLAN public school performance reports	NAPLAN summary data.		Yes
Schooling	Senior school data	SA	SACE Board of South Australia	SACE Data	Includes subject enrolments, subject results, recognised learning, special provisions, completion, and pathways.
Schooling	Senior school data	SA	SA Department for Education	Senior school retention and SACE completion	Includes student enrolments and exits by year level, transition rates and SACE completion.
Schooling	School data	SA	Data SA	South Australian Government Data Directory	Collection of education data including school enrolments, absences, suspensions, disability, pre-school.
Schooling	Senior school data	TAS	Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification	School attainment profiles and direct continuation	Individual school data on student continuation from Year 11 to Year 12 and Year 12 outcomes.
Schooling	Senior school data	TAS	Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification	State-level attainment and direct continuation	State level data on number and proportion of Year 12 and potential Year 12 sutudents attaining a TCE. Direct continuation provides data on Year 11 to Year 12 retention, TCE, VET & ATAR attainment.
Schooling	Senior school data	TAS	Office of Tasmanian Assessment, Standards and Certification	Scaled course data	Technical data on course scaling.
Schooling	School data	TAS	Tasmanian Department of Education, Children and Young People	Data and Statistics	Key data and annual reports for government schools. Includes school resourcing, enrolment, engagement, learning, and wellbeing data.		Yes	Yes	Yes
Schooling	Senior school data	NT	Northern Territory Board of Studies	About NT Certificate of Education and Training	NTCET based on and administered by SACE. No public NT data published.
Schooling	Senior school data	ACT	ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies	Certification data	Includes certification, course and VET statisticsincluding school level data.		Yes
Schooling	School satisfaction/wellbeing survey	ACT	ACT Education Directorate	School satisfaction and climate survey results	Summary data on respondent satisfaction with public school education.
Schooling	School satisfaction/wellbeing survey	NT	NT Department of Education and Training	Annual school survey	Collects opinions from school staff, parents and students on student wellbeing, engagement, learning and school experience. Data provided to schools for dissemination locally.
Schooling	School satisfaction/wellbeing survey	TAS	Tasmanian Department for Education, Children and Young People	Student Wellbeing and Engagement survey	Survey data collected from Years 4-12 students in government schools on student wellbeing. Annual report and infographic published.
Schooling	School satisfaction/wellbeing survey	VIC	Victorian Department of Education	Attitudes to School Survey	Survey of Year 4-12 students attitude in relation to school, learning, peer relationships, resilience, bullying, health and wellbeing, physical activity and life in general. Results provided back to schools.
Schooling	School satisfaction/wellbeing survey	SA	SA Department for Education	Wellbeing and Engagement collection	Survey of Year 4-12 students on non-academic factors relevant to learning and participation. Schools provided with results and state report and infographic published.
Schooling	School satisfaction/wellbeing survey	QLD	Qld Department of Education	Engagement and Wellbeing survey	Survey of student wellbeing and engagement including resilience, school climate, belonging, motivation, self-concept, life satisfaction and future outlook and aspirations. Results provided to schools.
Schooling	School satisfaction/wellbeing survey	NSW	NSW Department of Education	Tell them from me student survey	Teacher, student and parent surveys used to measure student engagement and wellbeing. Data provided to schools and used to inform publications targeted at improving student wellbeing and engagement.
Schooling	Home schooling	QLD	Queensland Department of Education	Home Education Registrations	Number of home education registered students by age-equivalent age levels and DoE region.
Schooling	Home schooling	VIC	Victorian Registrations and Qualifications Authority	Home schooling - trends and statistics	Summary data on number of students and households registered for home schooling.
Schooling	Home schooling	NSW	NSW Education Standards Authority	Home schooling data reports relating to 2023	NESA report on homeschooling registrations and attainment. Note from 2025 homeschool registrations moved to NSW Dept of Education.
Schooling	Home schooling	WA	WA Department of Education	Home schooling	Homeschooling webpage with information about homeschooling registration and curriculum. No statistics or data available.
Schooling	Home schooling	SA	South Australia Government	Home Education	Homeschooling webpage with information about homeschooling registration and curriculum. No statistics or data available.
Schooling	Home schooling	ACT	ACT Government	Home Education	Homeschooling webpage with information about homeschooling registration and curriculum. No statistics or data available.
Schooling	Home schooling	NT	Northern Territory Government	Home Education	Homeschooling webpage with information about homeschooling registration and curriculum. No statistics or data available.
Schooling	Home schooling	TAS	Tasmanian Government	Home Education Registration	Homeschooling webpage with information about homeschooling registration and curriculum. No statistics or data available.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	HE applications/offers	NSW & ACT	Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) NSW & ACT	Domestic undergraduate application statistics	Number of undergraduate study applications for NSW and ACT. Yr 12 and other applicant types by age, gender and field of study.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	ATAR	NSW	Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) NSW & ACT	ATAR distribution for NSW Year 12 students	ATAR distribution by gender for NSW Yr 12 students.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	ATAR	VIC	Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre	ATAR Reports	Technical data on scaling, profiles, conversions. No student data.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	ATAR	QLD	Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC)	QTAC ATAR Report	Total number of QCAA subjects and VET qualifications completed; inter-subject scaling; ATAR eligibility and subject scheme totals; ATAR distribution model.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	HE applications/offers	WA	Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC)	Applications and Offers Statistics	Preference data by university and course.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	ATAR	WA	Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC)	ATAR Statistics	Includes WACE courses used in ATAR and gender breakdown for Yr 12 ATAR achievement.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	HE applications/offers	SA & NT	SA Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC) SA & NT	Undergraduate statistics	Includes undergraduate applications and offers by gender and age, by broad field of study, region and institution. Yr 12 ATAR distribution table.
Tertiary Admissions Centre	HE applications/offers	TAS	University of Tasmania	Nil	As UTAS is the state's only university it handles all local admissions enquiries but does not publish admissions or ATAR data.
Vocational Education and Training	National VET data	Australia	National Centre for Voctional Education and Research (NCVER)	Data	Data and reports on VET participation, completion and outcomes. Includes Data Builder.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vocational Education and Training	VET satisfaction	WA	WA Department of Training and Workforce Development	Student Satisfaction Survey	Survey to measure the quality of service provided by WA TAFEs and public training providers.	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Vocational Education and Training	VET outcomes	WA	WA Department of Training and Workforce Development	WA training activity reports and statistics, and data standard	Analysis, reporting and data visualisation to promote VET in WA.	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Vocational Education and Training	VET outcomes	Australia	National Centre for Voctional Education and Research (NCVER)	Student Outcomes Survey	Survey data on recent VET student completers including employment and further study outcomes, satisfaction with training.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vocational Education and Training	VET data	NSW	Training Services NSW	VET Public Dashboards	Statistics, trends and insighns on NSW vocational education and training. Includes downloadable tables and table builder functions.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Vocational Education and Training	VET data	QLD	Qld Department of Trade, Employment and Training	Training Statistics and Data	Queensland VET statistics, research and data services.	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Vocational Education and Training	VET data	VIC	Victoria State Government	Victorian Training Market Reports	Summary reports on Victoria's training and labour market, vocational education and skills sector.	No	Yes	No	No	No
Vocational Education and Training	VET data	TAS	Skills Tasmania	Regional enrolments data tool	Interactive map and data slicer to explore government-funded enrolments in vocational education and training within Tasmania.	No	No	No	No	No