Outcome area Education and learning
Desired outcome: It is easier for people with disability to get what they need from school, education and training.
Data can currently be reported for 7 measures. For the remaining measures, work will occur over the life of the Strategy to enable reporting.
Key findings
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In 2022, 6.3% of children enrolled in preschool programs the year before full-time schooling had disability compared with an estimated 7.6% in the community in 2018
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In 2018, over 2 in 5 people with disability aged 20–64 had completed Year 12 or equivalent
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Half of students with disability who started a higher education qualification in 2016 completed it during 2016–2021
Priorities
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Helping children with disability to be ready to start school
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Preschool enrolment
No change - the latest data are similar to the baseline
6.3% of children enrolled in a preschool program in the year before full-time schooling (YBFS) in 2022 had disability
7.6% of children aged 4 to 5 years in the community had disability in 2018
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School readiness
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Supporting students with disability to finish high school
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Year 10 completion
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
86% of people with disability reported in 2018 they had completed Year 10 (or equivalent)
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Year 12 completion
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
45% of people with disability reported in 2018 they had completed Year 12 (or equivalent)
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School attendance
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Year 9 reading
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Supporting people with disability to participate in and complete additional education after high school
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VET participation
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
4.4% of VET students (aged 15–64) had disability in 2021
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Undergraduate participation
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
10% of undergraduate higher education students had disability in 2021
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VET completion
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
40% of VET students (aged 15–64) with disability commencing in 2017 had completed their qualification by 2021
46% of VET students (aged 15–64) without disability commencing in 2017 had completed their qualification by 2021
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Higher education completion
Status not known yet - more data from after the Strategy started are needed
51% of students with disability commencing in 2016 had completed a higher education qualification during 2016–2021
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Supporting people with disability to continue to learn life skills
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Adult and Community Education
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Informal learning participation
Future data development Data for this measure will be added when it becomes available
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Status key
Back to top- Progress Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants to see.
- No change Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the latest data are similar to the baseline.
- Regress Used where there are 2 or more data points, including at least one data point after the start of the Strategy (December 2021), and the measure is not moving in the direction the Strategy wants to see.
- Status not known yet Used when there is not enough data available yet to report on progress. This occurs when there is only one data point available (usually the baseline) or data after the start of the Strategy (December 2021) is yet to become available.
- Confidence status Added to indicate that care should be taken when looking at a reported status as there is some uncertainty in the data.