The Australian Government Department of Education conducts a school Census on the first Friday of August each year. The Census collects information on students and staff from all non-government establishments that have, as their major activity, the administration or provision of full time primary, secondary and/or special education. 

The purpose of the Census is to: 

∙ Contribute to the calculation of the annual entitlement in respect of schools receiving Australian Government Recurrent Funding in line with the Australian Education Act 2013 (the Act) and Australian Education Regulation 2013 (the Regulation) 

∙ Form part of the National Schools Statistics Collection, the official statistical description of Schooling in Australia 

∙ Form part of the school’s profile published by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority on the ‘My School’ website.

All schools in Australia are mandated to participate in the Census to ensure funding from the Federal Government. Please note our Standard Collection Notice be found on the Parent Portal.