NSW government schools by FOEI bands and SA4 groupings (2014-2023)

**Data Notes:**\r\n\r\n* NSW government schools by Family Occupation and Education Index (FOEI), as at Mid-Year Census, conducted in August each year. \r\n\r\n* FOEI is a school level index of educational disadvantage related to socioeconomic background. It has been selected as the basis of the equity loading for socio-economic background in the department’s Resource Allocation Model.\r\n\r\n* Includes all hospital schools, Stewart House School and Royal Far West School.\r\n\r\n* Excludes Aurora College, Palm Avenue School, NSW School of Languages and all Environmental Education Centres.\r\n\r\n* As of 2022, Norfolk Island (previously included in North West NSW SA4 Grouping from 2016) is no longer under the jurisdiction of NSW, and therefore not included in the figures.\r\n\r\n* SA4 groupings are a geographical structure based on the ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS). \r\n\r\n* More information on the FOEI methodology and SA4 groupings is available in the Statistical Bulletin explanatory notes. \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