School students arrive for the first day of face-to-face school in Brisbane, on May 11, 2020. AAP Image/Dan Peled
School enrolments reached a record 4.1 million last year, but new data shows a widening divide between government and private schools in Australia.
Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows enrolments at state-run schools fell by 0.2 percent in 2025, while independent and Catholic schools recorded growth of 3.4 percent and 1.4 percent respectively.
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