As of 2023, there were just over 3.1 thousand schools in New South Wales, Australia. Meanwhile, in that same year, 137 schools out of the total of approximately 9.6 thousand schools across the country were located in the Australian Capital Territory. The schools included in the count were primary, secondary, combined and special schools.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 14, 2024). Number of schools in Australia in 2023, by state [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/612312/australia-number-of-schools/
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