VPRS 11380 Enrolment Registers

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These records were created to compile census data and statistical information concerning enrolments in all registered schools in Victoria. The enrolment statistics are compiled under many different headings.

For the years 1952-1970 (individual annual registers), data has been compiled for:

1. Age distribution in Primary, Secondary, Junior Technical and Post-Primary schools section;

2. Grade distribution in Primary, Secondary, Junior Technical and Post-Primary school sections;

3. Primary, Post-Primary, Secondary, and Technical pupils in types of schools or sections;

4. Age-Grade tables for Primary, Secondary, Junior Technical and Post-Primary schools, separated by grade and providing figures for boys, girls and total enrolments;

5. Age-Grade tables for Secondary schools and sections, by types of schools (High schools, Junior Technical and Central), separated by grade and providing figures for male, female and total enrolments;

6. Part-time students in Secondary schools;

7. Age distribution of pupils in Registered schools by denomination and separated by Primary/Secondary;

8. Grade/Form distribution of pupils in Registered schools by denomination and separated by Primary/Secondary.

For the years 1969-1978 (a single register), data has been compiled for:

1. Summary of enrolments in all Registered schools, by denomination (Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist, Undenominational), separated by year and providing figures for:
a) number of students
b) primary enrolments
c) secondary enrolments
d) total enrolments.

2. Summary of enrolments, separated by denomination and providing
a) school number
b) school name
c) year/grade
d) primary enrolments (by year)
e) secondary enrolments (by year).

Total figures are provided at the bottom of each page for all statistical types and closed schools have been crossed off the lists.

Common statistics for all years in the series are:

1. Age-Grade tables for all Registered schools
2. Age-Grade tables for all schools by denomination, separated by year and providing figures for boys, girls, primary, secondary and total enrolments.

The information in the individual annual registers for 1952-1968 us all hand-written, whereas some information in the individual annual registers for 1969 and 1970 is in the format of a computer printout. The single register covering the years 1969-1978 contains all hand-written information.