Highest level of school completed - NSW Department of Health

Highest level of school completed,
persons aged 16 years and over, NSW, 2006

Response	Males (95% CI)	Females (95% CI)	Persons (95% CI)
Never attended school	0.6 (0.2-1.0)	0.6 (0.4-0.9)	0.6 (0.4-0.9)
Currently still at school	0.3 (0.1-0.6)	0.3 (0.1-0.5)	0.3 (0.2-0.5)
Year 8 or below	6.3 (5.4-7.2)	6.1 (5.4-6.9)	6.2 (5.6-6.8)
Year 9 or equivalent	4.9 (4.0-5.8)	4.7 (3.9-5.4)	4.8 (4.2-5.4)
Year 10 or equivalent (Intermediate)	27.1 (25.1-29.1)	30.1 (28.4-31.7)	28.6 (27.3-29.9)
Year 11 or equivalent	4.9 (3.8-5.9)	4.8 (3.9-5.7)	4.8 (4.2-5.5)
Year 12 or equivalent (Matriculation/Leaving)	55.8 (53.6-58.1)	53.4 (51.5-55.2)	54.6 (53.1-56.1)

Note:	Estimates are based on 7,896 respondents in NSW. For this indicator 66 (0.83%) were 'not stated' (Don't know or Refused) in NSW. The question used was: What is the highest level of primary or secondary school you have completed?
Source:	New South Wales Population Health Survey 2006 (HOIST). Centre for Epidemiology and Research, NSW Department of Health.
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Produced by:	Centre for Epidemiology and Research, Population Health Division, NSW Department of Health.
Last updated on:	1 July 2007