2001 Secondary Education Statistics (Years 11 and 12)

ISSN 1445-5552

Information is provided on the participation and achievement of students in Curriculum Council approved subjects in 2001.

The statistics presented are based upon information provided by government and non-government schools.  Students who completed at least one approved Curriculum Council subject and who were awarded a grade of achievement in that subject are included in the statistics.  Students who successfully completed Units of Competency/National Training Modules are also included in the statistics.

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Section 1 - General
Certification of Post-compulsory Student Achievement in 2001
Upper Secondary Schools and Student Information
Table 1.1 Number of Schools with Students Enrolled in Upper Secondary Subjects, by School Sector, 2001
Figure 1.1 Percentage of Upper Secondary Schools in each School Sector, 2001
Table 1.2 Number of Students in Year 11 and Year 12 by School Sector, 2001
Figure 1.2 Percentage of Year 11 and Year 12 Students by School Sector, 2001
Table 1.3 Number of Year 12 Students who Completed Wholly School-assessed Subjects only, 1-3 Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) Subjects and 4 or more Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) Subjects, by School Sector, by Sex, 2001
Table 1.4 Composition of Year 12 Cohorts, 2000-2001
Table 1.5 Combinations of Year 11 and Year 12 Subjects Completed in 2001
Certification and Secondary Graduation
Table 1.6 “Typical” School Students Achieving Secondary Graduation in 2001
Table 1.7 Number of Exhibitions and Awards Granted in 2001
Fee Paying Overseas Students
Table 1.8 Number of Full Fee Paying Overseas Students in Year 11 and Year 12 by School Sector, 2001
Figure 1.3 Percentage of Year 11 and Year 12 Full Fee Paying Overseas Students by School Sector, 2001
Table 1.9 Number of Full Fee Paying Overseas Students Achieving Secondary Graduation in 2001
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students
Table 1.10 Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Achieving Secondary Graduation, 2000-2001
Section 2 - Year 11 Subject Statistics
Table 2.1 Number of Schools Offering Year 11 Subjects by School Type, 2001
Table 2.2 Number and Percentage of Students Awarded Grades for Year 11 Subjects by Sex, 2001
Figure 2.1 Number of Students Who Completed Year 11  Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Figure 2.2 Number of Students Who Completed Year 11 Semesterised Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Figure 2.3 Number of Students Who Completed Year 11  Vocational Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Section 3 - Year 12 Subject Statistics
Table 3.1 Number of Schools Offering Year 12 Subjects by School Type, 2001
Table 3.2 Number and Percentage of Students Awarded Grades for Year 12 Subjects by Sex, 2001
Table 3.3 Combinations of the Number of Year 12 Tertiary Entrance Examination and Wholly School-assessed Subjects Completed, 2001
Figure 3.1 Number of Students Who Completed Year 12 Wholly School-assessed Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Figure 3.2 Number of Students Who Completed Year 12 Tertiary Entrance Examination (TEE) Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Figure 3.3 Number of Students Who Completed Year 12 Vocational Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Section 4 - Tertiary Entrance Examinations
Tertiary Entrance Examination – Explanation of Marks
Candidate Information
Table 4.1 Number of Candidates Sitting the Tertiary Entrance Examination in Each Subject, 1998-2001
Table 4.2 Candidates in Each TEE Subject, Shown as Percentage of Total Candidature, 1997-2001
Table 4.3 Total Number and Percentage of Full-time and Part-time Enrolments in Tertiary Admissions/Entrance Examinations, 1983-2001
Table 4.4 Age of Enrolled Students in 2001 Tertiary Entrance Examination Subjects by Enrolment Type and Sex
Table 4.5 Private Candidature and Absent Private Candidates in TEE Subjects, 2000-2001
Table 4.6 Number and Percentage of Background Candidates in TEE Subjects, 1997-2001
Table 4.7 Number and Percentage of Candidates Sitting for a Specific Number of TEE Subjects, 1998-2001
Table 4.8 Enrolments, Absentees and Non-Examination Candidates in Each Tertiary Entrance Examination Subject, 2001
Table 4.9 Number of Anomalous Performers Identified in each Tertiary Entrance Examination Subject, 2000-2001
Table 4.10 Subject Absentee and Anomalous Performer Rate in Relation to Date of Examination, 2001
Examinations Information
Summary Statistics on Tertiary Entrance Examination Papers, 2001
Table 4.11 Summary Statistics on Tertiary Entrance Examination Papers, 2001
Table 4.12 Mean and Standard Deviation of Moderated School Assessments, Raw Examination Marks and Correlation Coefficients for the Tertiary Entrance Examination Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Table 4.13 Mean and Standard Deviation of Combined Marks and Scaled Marks for the Tertiary Entrance Examination Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Table 4.14 Relationship between Raw Examination Marks and Standardised Examination Marks, for Tertiary Entrance Examination Subjects, 2001
Table 4.15 Relationship between Combined Marks and Scaled Marks for Tertiary Entrance Examination Subjects, 2001
Table 4.16 Subject Loading for each Tertiary Entrance Examination Subject, 2001
Table 4.17 Ranges of Scaled Marks Corresponding to Decile Places in Tertiary Entrance Examination Subjects, 2001
Table 4.18 Number and Percentage of Students Who Sat the Curriculum Council English Language Competence Test in 2001
Full Fee Paying Overseas Students
Table 4.19 Age of Full Fee Paying Overseas Students Enrolled in 2001 Tertiary Entrance Examination Subjects by Enrolment Type and Sex
Table 4.20 Number and Percentage of Full Fee Paying Overseas Students Sitting for a Specific Number of TEE Subjects, 1998-2001
Table 4.21 Number of Full Fee Paying Overseas Students Sitting the Tertiary Entrance Examination in Each Subject, 1998-2001
Table 4.22 Enrolments, Absentees and Non-Examination Full Fee Paying Overseas Students in Each Tertiary Entrance Examination Subject, 2001
Section 5 - Vocational Education and Training (VET)
Table 5.1 Number of Schools with Students who Completed Units of Competency/National Training Modules, 2001
Table 5.2 Number of Schools with Students who Completed Structured Workplace Learning Subjects, 2001
Table 5.3 Number of Schools with Students who Completed Units of Competency/National Training Modules and Structured Workplace Learning Subjects, 2001
Table 5.4.1 Number of Year 11 Students who Participated in Units of Competency/National Training Module, 2001
Table 5.4.2 Number of Year 12 Students who Participated in Units of Competency/National Training Module, 2001
Table 5.4.3 Number of Students who Participated in Units of Competency/National Training Module, 2001
Table 5.5 Number of Students who Completed Structured Workplace Learning Subjects, 2001
Table 5.6 Number of Students who Completed Units of Competency/National Training Modules and Structured Workplace Learning Subjects, 2001
Table 5.7 Successful Completions of Units of Competency/National Training Modules embedded in Curriculum Council Subjects, by Sex, 2001
Table 5.8 Successful Completions of Units of Competency/National Training Modules Studied in Addition to Curriculum Council Subjects (stand alone), by Sex, 2001
Table 5.9 Structured Workplace Learning, by Sex, 2001
Table 5.10 Number of Students who Completed Units of Competency/National Training Module by Type of Module/Competency, 2001
Table 5.11 Distribution of Units of Competency/National Training Module by Industry Area, 2001
Table 5.12 Number of Units of Competency/National Training Module Achieved by Year 11 Students in each Industry Area, 2001
Table 5.13 Number of Units of Competency/National Training Module Achieved by Year 12 Students in each Industry Area, 2001
Table 5.14 Number of VET Subject Equivalents Achieved by Students, 2001
Table 5.15 Students using VET Subject Equivalents to Achieve Secondary Graduation, 2001
Table 5.16 Registered Training Organisation Offering Units of Competency/National Training Module to Students, 2001
Section 6 - Secondary Student Progression and Retention Rates - Selected Years
Table 6.1 Full-time Secondary Students Years 7 to 12 by Sex (Government and Non-Government Schools) - 1980 to 2001
Table 6.2 Full-time Secondary Student Progression Rates Years 8 to 12 by Sex (Government and Non-Government Schools) - July, 1980 to 2001
Table 6.3 Full-time Secondary Student Retention Rates Years 8 to 12 by Sex (Government and Non-Government Schools) - July, 1980 to 2001
Appendix 1 - Intercorrelations Amoung Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) subjects
Intercorrelations Among Humanities/Social Sciences TER Subjects, 2001
Intercorrelations Among Quantitative/Sciences TER Subjects, 2001
Intercorrelations Among Quantitative/Sciences and Humanities/Social Sciences TER Subjects, 2001


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