Annual and quarterly data on attendance, suspensions, and student retention.
Student participation and engagement are key priorities and are foundational to learning.
Overall attendance rates are for Prep to Year 10 only.
Annual attendance data is available in the Excel file below:
State Attendance Rate 2023 YTD
87.8%
as at end of Term 1, 2023
Average daily attendance rate (by year level)
The table below shows year to date data on average daily attendance rate (most recent term) by year level for students in Tasmanian government schools.
Average Daily Attendance Rate by Student Year Level 2023 YTD (as at end of Term 1)
| Year Level | Average daily attendance (%) |
|---|---|
| Prep | 90.2 |
| Year 1 | 90.6 |
| Year 2 | 90.8 |
| Year 3 | 91.4 |
| Year 4 | 90.8 |
| Year 5 | 90.0 |
| Year 6 | 89.6 |
| Year 7 | 87.3 |
| Year 8 | 82.7 |
| Year 9 | 80.9 |
| Year 10 | 79.4 |
| Year 11 | 76.1 |
| Year 12 | 73.8 |
Previous years’ data can be found in the Excel file below.
Rates are based on the number of actual student days attended during the year as a percentage of the number of possible student days attended. Prep to Year 10 Rates are calculated using part-of-day methodology.
Year 11 & 12 Rates are calculated using session minutes methodology. Note the Tasmanian eSchool and Ashley School are not included in state level attendance figures.
Student attendance by school and year level group
Annual figures on Prep to Year 12 attendance by school and year level group can be found in the Excel file below.
Proportion of students suspended (state)
The panel below shows year to date (most recent term) data on the proportion of students suspended overall in Tasmanian government Schools. Previous years’ data can be found in the Excel file below.
Proportion of Students Suspended 2023 YTD
2.9%
As at end of Term 1, 2023
Previous years’ data can be found in the Excel below.
The proportion of students includes all students in Prep to Year 12 enrolled in Tasmanian government schools, except for students enrolled in the Ashley School.
Proportion of students suspended (by year level)
The table below shows year to date (most recent term) data on proportion of students suspended by year level for in Tasmanian government schools.
Proportion of students suspended by year level 2023 YTD (as at end of Term 1)
| Year Level | Proportion of students suspended (%) |
|---|---|
| Prep | 0.2 |
| Year 1 | 0.2 |
| Year 2 | 0.5 |
| Year 3 | 0.9 |
| Year 4 | 1.3 |
| Year 5 | 2.0 |
| Year 6 | 2.6 |
| Year 7 | 6.5 |
| Year 8 | 9.3 |
| Year 9 | 8.2 |
| Year 10 | 7.8 |
| Year 11 | 1.1 |
| Year 12 | 0.6 |
Previous years’ data can be found in the Excel file below.
The proportion of students includes all students in Prep to Year 12 enrolled in Tasmanian government schools, except for students enrolled in the Ashley School. Due to calculation method proportions may not add to 100%. Reported figures may differ from previous years due to rounding errors.
Suspension reasons
The table below shows annual data on the proportion of students suspended for reasons that are unacceptable behaviours under the Education Act 2016.
| Reason category | Proportion of students 2022 Annual (%) |
|---|---|
| Any other behaviour that a Principal determines to be unacceptable behaviour | 0.6 |
| Behaviour or actions that cause, or are likely to cause, injury to persons or damage to property | 0.4 |
| Behaviour that is detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the staff or other students | 3.0 |
| Behaviour that is likely to bring that school into disrepute | 0.2 |
| Behaviour that is likely to impede significantly the learning of the other students of that school | 0.3 |
| Behaviour that is likely to put a person at risk of harm | 0.5 |
| Bullying or cyberbullying | 0.2 |
| Contravening school rules and policies | 0.8 |
| Discrimination | 0.1 |
| Disobedience of instructions which regulate the conduct of students | 1.6 |
| Harassment or stalking | 0.1 |
| Illegal behaviour | 0.8 |
| Sexualised behaviour | 0.2 |
| Threatening behaviour | 1.0 |
| Unsociable behaviour | 1.0 |
Previous years’ data can be found in the Excel file below.
The sum of the proportion of students by reason will be more than total proportion of students suspended due to students having more than one suspension for different reasons.
The proportion of students includes all students in DECYP schools, with the exception of students enrolled in the Ashley School.
Historical figures may differ slightly due to improvements in data cleaning and reporting.
Student Retention Years 10-12
Student retention performance reporting includes both direct retention and apparent retention rates from Years 10 – 12 in Tasmanian government schools.
Direct Retention
Direct retention is based on tracking individual students from the mid-year census of Year 10 in government schools, to the mid-year census of Year 12 in government schools.
| % retained to 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Direct retention to Year 12 – showing the proportion of Year 10 students (two years prior) retained to Aug in Year 12 | 63.2 |
Apparent Retention
Apparent Retention Rates for Years 10 – 12 measure the number of Year 12 students in government schools divided by the number of Year 10 students in government schools two years prior, without tracking individual students.
| % retained to 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Apparent retention rate – Years 10-12 for government schools (full-time) | 76.1 |
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) notes that care should be exercised in the interpretation of apparent retention rates as the method of calculation does not take into account a range of factors, such as movement between the government and nongovernment sector and interstate/international migration.