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title: Australian Government Department of Education open data
resource: https://publicdata.au/cth/department-of-education/
jurisdiction: Australian Government
catalogue_read: 2026-09-28
not_endorsed: true
---

# Australian Government Department of Education open data

Department of Education lists 15 datasets on data.gov.au. 3 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.

## On the portals

- [Higher Education – Enrolments](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/higher-education-enrolments) (CSV; CC-BY-3.0-AU; updated 2023-08-18)
- [Higher Education Attrition Rates 2005-2013](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/higher-education-attrition-rates-2005-2013) (CSV, DOCX; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Higher Education Research Data Collection](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/higher-education-research-data-collection) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS) student results and responses data](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/international-computer-and-information-literacy-study-icils-student-results-and-responses-data) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [International student data](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/international-student-data) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Longitudinal Study of Australian Youth (LSAY)](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/longitudinal-study-of-australian-youth-lsay) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/programme-for-international-student-assessment-pisa) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) student results and responses data.](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/progress-in-international-reading-literacy-study-pirls-student-results-and-responses-data) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Quality indicators for Learning and Teaching](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/quality-indicators-for-learning-and-teaching) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) student results and responses data](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/trends-in-international-mathematics-and-science-study-timss-student-results-and-responses-data) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [UNESCO/OECD/EUROSTAT (UOE)](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/unesco-oecd-eurostat-uoe) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [University Applications, Offers and Acceptances](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/university-applications-offers-and-acceptances) (HTML; other-open; updated 2023-08-11)
- [Child Care Administrative Data](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/child-care-administrative-data) (CSV, WORD; CC-BY-3.0-AU; updated 2023-08-09)
- [Higher Education Student Data](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/higher-education-student-data) (HTML; other-open; updated 2022-02-14)
- [Higher Education Staff Data](https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/higher-education-staff-data) (HTML; other-nc; updated 2022-02-08)

Full list: https://publicdata.au/cth/department-of-education/catalogue.json