Primary students in NSW government schools studying a language other than English (2012-2021 and 2023)

**Data Notes:**\r\n\r\n* The table includes data from the K-6 Community Languages Program (CLP) and the K-6 Languages Program (non-CLP) collections.\r\n\r\n* Students may study more than one language.\r\n\r\n* Students in Distance Education and Opportunity Classes (OC) are included with their appropriate grade levels.\r\n\r\n* The overall totals for individual languages may include students in support classes.\r\n\r\n* Programs in Languages other than English for Years K-6 and the Language Participation for Years 7-9 data collections were not conducted in 2022, in line with the department’s commitment to “clear the decks” for schools in Term 2 2022.\r\n\r\n* The data files from 2019 have been updated to include a new column labelled 'School Count', which displays the number of schools that offer/teach the language that year.\r\n\r\n**Data Source:**\r\n\r\n* [Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin](https://data.cese.nsw.gov.au/data/dataset/schools-and-students-statistical-bulletin "Schools and Students: Statistical Bulletin"). Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation.\r\n\r\n