Education Intelligence

Education Funding, Outcomes & Cross-System Analysis

Attendance, retention, expenditure, and school disadvantage across all Australian states. ROGS 4A, ACARA school data, and cross-system connections to child protection, youth justice, and disability services.

National Comparison NSW VIC QLD WA SA NT TAS ACT

9,755

Schools tracked (ACARA)

4,204,548

Total enrolments

87.6%

National attendance

1,058

Schools below ICSEA 900

State Comparison

ROGS 4A (2023-24) and ACARA school data. Click a state to see its full report.

State	Attendance	Yr 12 Retention	Schools	Avg ICSEA	Low ICSEA	Expenditure	Enrolments
NSW	88.2%	73.8%	3,196	1004	399	$19.0B	1,257,719
VIC	87.8%	84%	2,310	1032	62	$13.1B	1,067,614
QLD	87.3%	81.2%	1,808	984	251	$12.1B	900,051
WA	86.9%	83.7%	1,132	994	125	$6.3B	489,697
SA	88.1%	85.3%	715	1003	56	$3.9B	287,325
NT	74.4%	63.9%	194	794	119	$917.4M	40,136
TAS	85.8%	69.7%	261	969	45	$1.3B	84,104
ACT	88.7%	87.6%	139	1082	1	$1.1B	77,902

National ROGS Metrics

Key national metrics from the Report on Government Services 2026, Chapter 4A.

$57.7B

Total expenditure

87.6%

Attendance rate

79.9%

Year 12 retention

26.1%

VET completion

1,548,923

Primary enrolments

1,065,585

Secondary enrolments

13.8:1

Student-teacher ratio

96.4%

Participation (15yo)

State Scorecards

Cross-System

Education is not a silo

Children in the child protection system have drastically worse educational outcomes. Youth justice detention disrupts schooling. NDIS participants need educational support. CivicGraph maps these cross-system connections — same organisations, same postcodes, different funding streams.

Pipeline

Child Protection

Children in care have 3x school exclusion rates. See the overlap.

Justice

Youth Justice

Detention disrupts education. See who funds both sides.

NDIS

Disability

Education support is a core NDIS need. Map the provider landscape.

Data from ROGS 2026 Chapter 4A, ACARA My School, and CivicGraph entity graph. Metrics for 2023-24 financial year unless noted.