Brief description
The data is collected from all Government schools in Victoria as part of the August School census. From 2007 a student is deemed to be from a language background other than English if either the student or one parent/guardian speaks a language other than English at home.The dataset shows the aggregated full-time equivalent of Government School students enrolled in Victoria who have a Language Background Other Than English (LBOTE), per census year from 2007, by English spoken at home category as below:
a) Students language background other than English-Speak mainly English at home;
b) Students language background other than English-Does not speak mainly English at home; and
c) Total students language background other than English
The data is based on the August School Census which is held on the first Friday in August of each calendar year.
All Victorian schools provide details of enrolments twice each year. The first collection occurs in February and the data collected is used as a basis for Government school resource allocation. The second collection occurs in August and the data collected is used as a basis for school resource allocation and for inclusion in state and national statistical publications.
Created: 2013-05-31
Subjects
Census |
DEECD |
English |
English spoken |
Government Schools |
LBOTE |
Language |
Students |
background |
diversity |
spoken |
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Identifiers
- URI : discover.data.vic.gov.au/dataset/government-school-lbote-students-by-english-spoken-at-home
- Local : 8ea11812-15fc-4dd6-92c9-68c1f77592b2
