Year 10 completion

What is being tracked?

Measure: Proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 (or equivalent)

The Strategy would like to see the following tracked – proportion of students with disability who complete Year 10 (or equivalent). Available data do not currently allow this.

This measure is part of the Participation in school education priority of the Strategy. This priority is about supporting students with disability to finish high school.

The desired outcome is that more students with disability finish Year 10.

In October 2024, data about Autistic people with disability have been added to this page (see Population groups – Disability group). This is to help track outcomes under the new National Autism Strategy.

Last updated: 02 Apr 2026

Outcome area: Education and learning Priority: Participation in school education

Baseline value

86%in 2018
Latest value

90%in 2022

Improving the measure is moving in the direction the Strategy wants

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Trends

Has the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 changed over time?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent). Data from 2012 to 2022 are used. In 2022, 90% of people with disability had completed Year 10, compared with 79% in 2012. The baseline used to track change over time was 86% in 2018.

Year	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
2012	79%	(77.9%–80.9%)
2015	82%	(80.5%–82.9%)
2018	86%	(84.3%–86.8%)
2022	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

State and territory

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary between states and territories?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), grouped by Australian states and territories. In 2022, 92% of people with disability in Western Australia and 89% in South Australia had completed Year 10 (please note that some jurisdictions were not published due to small sample numbers and to protect confidentiality).

State/Territory	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
National	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)
New South Wales	90%	(87.3%–92.3%)
Victoria	91%	(88.5%–94.2%)
Queensland	90%	(86.8%–92.4%)
Western Australia	92%	(87.1%–96.5%)
South Australia	89%	(83.8%–94.6%)
Tasmania	91%	(82.9%–99.5%)
Australian Capital Territory	n.p.	n.p.
Northern Territory	n.p.	n.p.

n.p. (not published) Data have been suppressed to avoid identifying individual people.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Population groups

Indigenous status

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), by Indigenous status. In 2022, 79% of First Nations people with disability and 91% for non-Indigenous Australians with disability had completed Year 10.

Indigenous status	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
First Nations	79%	(71.0%–86.8%)
Non-Indigenous	91%	(89.4%–91.9%)
All persons	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by sex?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), for males and females. In 2022, 89% of males with disability had completed Year 10, compared with 92% for females.
Sex % of people with disability who completed Year 10 95% Confidence Interval

Males 89% (87.0%–91.1%)

Females 92% (90.1%–93.4%)

All persons 90% (89.0%–91.5%)

Notes
Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
The data are reported based on sex recorded at birth, determined by sex characteristics observed at birth or infancy. Total includes people whose sex at birth was recorded as ‘Another term’.
Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.
Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Sex	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
Males	89%	(87.0%–91.1%)
Females	92%	(90.1%–93.4%)
All persons	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

Age group

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by age?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), grouped by age. For 2022, 94% of people with disability in the 25–44 age group had completed Year 10, compared with 88% in the 45–64 age group.

Age group	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
20–24	91%	(86.9%–95.8%)
25–44	94%	(92.7%–96.0%)
45–64	88%	(86.0%–89.7%)
All ages	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Cultural and linguistic diversity status

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2022, 91% of people with disability from CALD backgrounds had completed Year 10 as did 90% among the non-CALD group.

Cultural and linguistic diversity status	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
CALD	91%	(87.3%–94.1%)
CALD – low English proficiency	#78%	(66.8%–89.6%)
CALD – high English proficiency	93%	(89.5%–96.3%)
Non-CALD	90%	(88.9%–91.4%)
All persons	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

# Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Remoteness

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by remoteness?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), grouped by remoteness. In 2022, 92% of people with disability living in major cities had completed Year 10, compared with 86% in both inner regional areas and outer regional and remote areas.

Remoteness	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
Major cities	92%	(91.1%–93.7%)
Inner regional	86%	(82.1%–89.8%)
Outer regional and remote	86%	(81.8%–90.0%)
All areas	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Disability group

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by disability group?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), by disability group. In 2022, 90% of people with physical restriction had completed Year 10, compared with 82% in the learning and understanding group.

Disability group	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
Sensory and speech	89%	(86.1%–92.1%)
Learning and understanding	82%	(78.8%–85.1%)
Physical restriction	90%	(87.9%–91.4%)
Psychosocial	86%	(83.4%–88.7%)
Head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury	85%	(79.1%–90.9%)
Other	88%	(85.9%–89.9%)
All with disability	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary for Autistic and non-Autistic people?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), by whether they have autism. In 2022, 82% of Autistic people with disability had completed Year 10, compared with 90% of non-Autistic people with disability (proportion for Autistic people with disability has a high margin of error and should be used with caution).

Please note that, in this data source, not all Autistic people are considered to have disability. Autistic people who do not report significant limitations, impairments or restrictions are considered to not have disability; these people are not reported on in this graph and table.

Autism status	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
Autistic people with disability	#82%	(69.4%–94.6%)
Non-Autistic people with disability	90%	(89.2%–91.7%)
All with disability	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

# Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points and/or proportion ± MoE equals <0% or >100%.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Severity of disability

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by severity of disability?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), grouped by disability severity. In 2022, 85% of people with severe or profound disability had completed Year 10, compared with 92% for people with other disability status.

Severity of disability	% of people with disability who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
Severe or profound disability	85%	(81.9%–87.3%)
Other disability status	92%	(91.2%–93.6%)
All with disability	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Does the proportion of people who completed Year 10 vary by disability status?

The data in the graph and the table below show the proportion of people with disability (aged 20–64) who completed Year 10 (or equivalent), compared with people without disability. In 2022, 90% of people with disability had completed Year 10, compared with 97% for people without disability.
Disability status % of people who completed Year 10 95% Confidence Interval

With disability 90% (89.0%–91.5%)

Without disability 97% (97.0%–97.3%)

Notes
Restricted to people aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
Sources:
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2024a. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC), Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 6 September 2024.
ABS 2024b. TableBuilder: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2022, ABS, AIHW analysis of TableBuilder data, accessed 7 January 2026.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics – Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) | Data source overview

Disability status	% of people who completed Year 10	95% Confidence Interval
With disability	90%	(89.0%–91.5%)
Without disability	97%	(97.0%–97.3%)

Where did these data come from?

Data on year 10 completion come from survey data collected by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Year 10 completion

What is being tracked?

Baseline value

Latest value

Trends

Has the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 changed over time?

State and territory

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary between states and territories?

Population groups

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary for First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians?

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by sex?

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by age?

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by cultural and linguistic diversity background?

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by remoteness?

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by disability group?

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary for Autistic and non-Autistic people?

Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 10 vary by severity of disability?

Does the proportion of people who completed Year 10 vary by disability status?

Where did these data come from?

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