Education services in Tumut, Australia

Indicator: Education services

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What the results tell us for Tumut

With an estimated resident population of 11 112 in 1999 and an average population decline of 0.6% since 1994, Tumut is reported to have 13 educational institutions. These are:

Government

five primary and infants schools with total enrolments of 794 children
one secondary school with an enrolment of 477
two central schools with total enrolments of 310
one school for specific purposes with an enrolment of 15
one College of Technical and Further Education, with an enrolment of 231.1, altogether a student body of 1827.1

Non-Government

three schools - the number of students was 442.0 (full time equivalents) with teaching numbers of 27.9; an overall teacher:student ratio of 1:15.8.

Because no information was included in the 1997 State of the Environment Report, there is no known basis for assessing change in student numbers during the reporting period.

No details could be obtained for this Report for average distance travelled to school (proximity to/accessibility of schools), teacher numbers for government schools (teacher:student ratios), whether each type of educational institution was operating to full capacity or below, nor about special programs that might be available. Some details of enrolments for 1999 are shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Tumut Shire - enrolments by age in government schools - 1999 (expressed as full time)
			Central		School for specific purposes
Level of education	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary	Primary	Secondary
4-6 years	221		20		3
7 years	109		21		1
8 years	104		13
9 years	111		16
10 years	102		18
11 years	115	1	28		3
12 years	32	71	9	28		1
13+ years		405		157		7
Tafe
not stated	0.1
14 and less	2.8
15-19	74.8
20-24	21.8
25-29	23.8
30-39	45.5
40-49	38.2
50 and over	24.1
Total students	1827.1

Source: NSW Department of Education and Training

About the data

Sources:

Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Population Growth 1998-99 Cat. No. 3218.0
NSW Department of Education and Training for government schools only
Data for non government schools was provided by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

Description: What does 'education services' measure?

Which data are collected?

average distance travelled to school within each school zone
number, age, enrolments, teacher numbers, and capacity of each type of educational institution
waiting time for enrolment in special programs

Why do we report this indicator?

A community with diverse and well-attended education system has the capacity to develop and maintain basic literacy and numeracy skills, provide essential training for employment opportunities and to discuss and explore issues relevant to the development of that community and its place in the world. The level of service provided to urban and rural areas indicates the opportunities available for communities to achieve various levels of education.

Each type of educational institution should be considered: primary, secondary, tertiary, in both the private and public sectors. Teacher numbers, where available, are to be expressed as face-to-face full-time equivalents to avoid the confounding effect of allowing for part-time teachers, or teachers with significant administrative loads (such as principals).

Special programs, such as English and Second Language, literacy (reading and maths recovery), lifelong learning can require further services, and their availability can impact on the level of educational achievement possible for individuals. The waiting time for enrolment in these, and other, special programs indicates the extent to which demand is being met. Comment should be made for areas in which a likely demand for these programs is not being provided for at all.