Table 2

Description of participating students (n=10 092)

Student demographicsStudent sample N (%)State comparison data* %
Sex
 Male5066 (50.2)51.4
Grade
 Year 73080 (30.5)24.7
 Year 82646 (26.2)24.8
 Year 92476 (24.5)25.1
 Year 101890 (18.7)25.3
Age
 <1211 (0.1)0.4
 121265 (12.5)18.8
 132926 (29.0)24.9
 142646 (26.2)25.1
 152215 (22.0)24.4
 161000 (9.9)6.2
 >1629 (0.3)0.2
Aboriginality
 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander1143 (11.3)5.2
Socioeconomic status†
 Quintile 1 (most disadvantaged)551 (5.5)
 Quintile 23000 (29.7)
 Quintile 35334 (52.9)
 Quintile 41124 (11.1)
 Quintile 5 (least disadvantaged)68 (0.7)
Remoteness (ARIA)†
 Major cities4246 (42.1)
 Inner regional2856 (28.3)
 Outer regional/remote2975 (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.