National Overview

Schools & Childcare in Australia

ICSEA school rankings and NQS childcare ratings across 9,623 schools and 17,014 childcare services.

Schools

9,623

Childcare

17,014

Cities

5

States

8

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Melbourne

VIC
Schools 2,290
Childcare 4,600
Mean ICSEA 1,032
Exceeding NQS 23.4%

Sydney

NSW
Schools 3,146
Childcare 5,786
Mean ICSEA 1,004
Exceeding NQS 19.2%

Brisbane

QLD
Schools 1,779
Childcare 3,168
Mean ICSEA 984
Exceeding NQS 14.8%

Perth

WA
Schools 1,115
Childcare 1,398
Mean ICSEA 994
Exceeding NQS 4.3%

Adelaide

SA
Schools 701
Childcare 1,274
Mean ICSEA 1,003
Exceeding NQS 24.2%

Canberra

ACT
Schools 139
Childcare 342
Mean ICSEA 1,082
Exceeding NQS 43.0%

Hobart

TAS
Schools 261
Childcare 227
Mean ICSEA 969
Exceeding NQS 20.3%

Darwin

NT
Schools 192
Childcare 219
Mean ICSEA 794
Exceeding NQS 8.2%

About the Data

ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is calculated by ACARA for every Australian school based on parental occupation, education, remoteness, and Indigenous student proportion. The national average is 1,000. ICSEA measures community advantage, not teaching quality.

NQS (National Quality Standard) rates every childcare service through ACECQA across seven quality areas. Ratings range from Working Towards (below standard) to Exceeding (above standard).

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