Year 12 completion

Population groups

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status

  Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 12 vary for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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 12 (or equivalent), by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status. In 2018, the proportion of people with disability who had completed Year 12 was 25% for Indigenous Australians, compared with 46% for non-Indigenous Australians.

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  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status	% of people with disability who completed Year 12	95% Confidence Interval
  Indigenous	25%	(18.0%-32.9%)
  Non-Indigenous	46%	(44.3%-48.4%)
  All persons	45%	(43.4%-47.6%)

  Notes:

  1. Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
  2. Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
  3. Data source does not cover very remote areas and discrete Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
  4. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 31 March 2022.

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

• Sex and gender

  Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 12 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 12 (or equivalent), for males and females. In 2018, the proportion of people with disability who had completed Year 12 was 42% for males, compared with 49% for females.

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  Sex	% of people with disability who completed Year 12	95% Confidence Interval
  Males	42%	(38.8%-44.4%)
  Females	49%	(46.8%-51.5%)
  All persons	45%	(43.4%-47.6%)

  Notes:

  1. Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
  2. Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
  3. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 31 March 2022.

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

• Age group

  Does the proportion of people with disability who completed Year 12 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 12 (or equivalent), grouped by age. In the 20–24 age group, 67% of people with disability had completed Year 12, compared with 37% of the 45–64 age group.

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  Age group	% of people with disability who completed Year 12	95% Confidence Interval
  20–24	67%	(58.0%-75.2%)
  25–44	58%	(54.5%-61.5%)
  45–64	37%	(34.5%-38.8%)
  All ages	45%	(43.4%-47.6%)

  Notes:

  1. Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
  2. Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
  3. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 31 March 2022.

  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 12 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 12 (or equivalent), by culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) status. In 2018, the proportion of people with disability who had completed Year 12 was 62% for people from CALD backgrounds, compared with 43% among the non-CALD group.

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  Cultural and linguistic diversity status	% of people with disability who completed Year 12	95% Confidence Interval
  CALD	62%	(57.1%-67.3%)
  CALD – low English proficiency	*53%	(42.7%-64.1%)
  CALD – high English proficiency	63%	(58.0%-68.3%)
  Non-CALD	43%	(40.8%-45.0%)
  All persons	45%	(43.4%-47.6%)

  Notes:

  • * Should be used with caution: proportion has a Margin of Error (MoE) >10 percentage points or proportion ± MoE is <0% or >100%.

  1. Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
  2. Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
  3. Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) cohort includes people not born in a main English-speaking country and/or who mainly speak a language other than English at home.
  4. English proficiency is reported for people in the CALD cohort only. Low English proficiency group includes people who mainly speak a language other than English at home and say they speak English 'not well' or 'not at all'. High English proficiency group includes people who mainly speak English at home, and those who mainly speak a language other than English at home and say they speak English 'well' or 'very well'.
  5. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 31 March 2022.

  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 12 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 12 (or equivalent), grouped by remoteness. In 2018, 53% of people with disability living in major cities had completed Year 12, compared with 30% in inner regional areas.

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  Remoteness	% of people with disability who completed Year 12	95% Confidence Interval
  Major cities	53%	(50.7%-55.6%)
  Inner regional	30%	(26.5%-33.2%)
  Outer regional and remote	31%	(25.5%-36.0%)
  All areas	45%	(43.4%-47.6%)

  Notes:

  1. Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
  2. Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
  3. Remoteness is classified according to Accessibility and Remoteness Index of Australia. Data source does not cover very remote areas.
  4. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 31 March 2022.

  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 12 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 12 (or equivalent), by disability group. In 2018, 43% of people with disability in the physical restriction disability group had completed Year 12, compared with 34% of people with head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury.

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  Disability group	% of people with disability who completed Year 12	95% Confidence Interval
  Sensory and speech	39%	(35.7%-43.1%)
  Intellectual	35%	(30.0%-40.4%)
  Physical restriction	43%	(40.8%-45.5%)
  Psychosocial	42%	(38.8%-45.4%)
  Head injury, stroke or acquired brain injury	34%	(28.3%-40.3%)
  Other	44%	(40.8%-46.8%)
  All with disability	45%	(43.4%-47.6%)

  Notes:

  1. Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
  2. Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
  3. Components will not add to total as people may report impairments related to more than one disability group. In such cases, people are counted separately for each disability group but are only counted once in the aggregated total.
  4. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 31 March 2022.

  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 12 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 12 (or equivalent), grouped by disability severity. In 2018, the proportion of people with disability who had completed Year 12 was 41% for people with severe or profound disability and 47% for people with other disability status.

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  Severity of disability	% of people with disability who completed Year 12	95% Confidence Interval
  Severe or profound disability	41%	(37.5%-45.1%)
  Other disability status	47%	(44.4%-49.0%)
  All with disability	45%	(43.4%-47.6%)

  Notes:

  1. Restricted to people with disability aged 20–64 living in households, excluding those who never attended school.
  2. Disability status is collected as at the time of the survey, not at the time the person was attending school.
  3. Severe or profound disability means always or sometimes needing assistance or supervision with self-care, mobility, and/or communication.
  4. Data have been randomly adjusted to avoid identifying individual people.

  Source: ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2019. Microdata: Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia, 2018, ABS cat. no. 4430.0.30.002, ABS, AIHW analysis of detailed microdata in DataLab, accessed 31 March 2022.

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