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Department for Education lists 84 datasets on data.sa.gov.au. 83 of them have an open licence and a file or API we can read.
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84 datasetsThese are the datasets Department for Education lists on data.sa.gov.au. A vote asks us to serialise one. Only the licence can stop us, so a dataset without an open licence cannot take a vote.
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| Department for Education Workforce Qualifications and AbilitiesThe Australian Qualifications Framework 2011 (AQF) level of the highest qualification held by teachers, leader and school support officers. Where a person holds multiple qualifications only the highest is included in the count. Ancillary workforce functions include all of the… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-10-23 | |
| Frequency of suspensions per studentThe frequency of students suspended from SA Government schools during Term 2. Data is from 2012 onwards. Suspension from school means that the student does not attend school for a period of time ranging from one to five school days. Students may be suspended on multiple… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-10-08 | |
| Proportion of student population suspended, excluded or expelledProportion of the total school student population that were suspended, excluded or expelled during Term 2, from 2012 onwards until 2024. Suspension from school means that the student does not attend school for a period of time ranging from one to five school days. Exclusion from… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-10-08 | |
| Reasons for student suspensionReasons for students being suspended during Term 2, from 2012 (eg acted illegally, violence). Suspension from school means that the student does not attend school for a period of time ranging from one to five school days. Suspensions by reasons are only reported at the incident… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-10-08 | |
| Suspensions by age group and genderCount of students suspended during Term 2 of each year from 2012, by gender and age group. Suspension from school means that the student does not attend school for a period of time ranging from one to five school days. Notes: • Age is calculated as at 1 July in each reporting… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-10-08 | |
| Suspensions, exclusions and expulsionsCount of students being suspended, excluded or expelled and number of incidents in each category during Term 2 of each year from 2012. Suspension from school means that the student does not attend school for a period of time ranging from one to five school days. Exclusion from a… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-10-08 | |
| Suspensions, exclusions and expulsions by year levelNumber of suspension, exclusion or expulsion incidents by year level during Term 2, from 2013 up to 2024. Suspension from school means that the student does not attend school for a period of time ranging from one to five school days. Exclusion from a school means that the… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-10-08 | |
| Enrolments by schoolEnrolments in SA Government schools collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Enrolments are full-time equivalents (FTE) from 2009. Important notes: To protect the confidentiality of students, where a school has 5 or less students, student enrolments… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-09-19 | |
| Department for Education Workforce Headcount and Employee ClassificationYearly snapshot of people employed by the Department for Education. Data is from the last pay period in June each year from 2014. Data includes: • Breakdown of workforce by headcount and Full-time equivalent data • Breakdown of employees who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-09-04 | |
| Department for Education Workforce Permanent and ContingentDepartment employment by permanent and contingent (non permanent). Permanency is attached to the employee, not the current role The workforce on unpaid leave as at the last pay day in June is included to give a more inclusive representation of the permanent/contingent cohorts. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-09-04 | |
| Department for Education Workforce Separations and Unpaid LeaveSeparations: Yearly headcount of people who have left the Department for Education. The total represents separations over the full twelve month period. Unpaid leave: Total employees who were on unpaid leave from the Department for Education as at the end of the reporting period… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-09-04 | |
| Qualification Levels of SA Government School StaffThe total number of qualifications for all staff (teaching and non-teaching) from 2016 to 2018. From 2019 includes the total number of qualifications for teaching staff only. A person may have multiple qualifications. Qualifications are included as follows: Graduate includes… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-09-04 | |
| SA Government Schools Workforce CompositionThe number of staff employed and full-time equivalents (FTE) at SA Government Schools in teaching and non-teaching roles, collected as part of the annual Term 3 data collection. Teaching staff spend the majority of their time in contact with students either by direct class… | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-09-04 | |
| Consultants engaged by the Department for EducationSummary of external consultants that have been engaged by the Department for Education, the nature of the work undertaken and the total cost of the work undertaken for the period 2017 to 2023 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-05-16 | |
| Contractors engaged by the Department for EducationSummary of contractors that have been engaged by the Department for Education, the nature of the work undertaken, and the total cost of the work undertaken for the period 2017 to 2024 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-05-16 | |
| Executive employment in the Department for EducationNumber of people employed at an executive level in the Department for Education by classification level for the period 2014 to 2024 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-05-16 | |
| Fraud detected in the Department for EducationNumber of instances of fraud detected in the Department for Education by type of fraud for the period 2013 to 2024 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-05-16 | |
| Public complaints received by the Department for EducationPublic complaints received by the Department for Education for the period 2015 to 2024 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-05-16 | |
| Public interest disclosure for the Department for EducationPublic interest disclosure for the Department for Education for the period 2013 to 2024 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-05-16 | |
| Work health and safety and return to work performance reporting by the Department for EducationWork health and safety and return to work performance reporting by the Department for Education for the period 2017 to 2024 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2025-05-16 | |
| SA Government preschool and school sitesSA Government preschool and school sites, with address information, longitude and latitude, school number and type of schooling (eg preschool, primary). Annual updates provided from 2017 (except 2018). | CSV | CC-BY | 2024-12-05 | |
| Enrolments by gender and year levelAnnual enrolments in SA Government schools from 2017 by gender and year level, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Enrolments are full-time equivalents. Important note, where a year level or gender has 5 or less students the year level enrolments… | CSV | CC-BY | 2024-09-26 | |
| School Zones for South Australian Government High SchoolsA school zone is a defined area from which the school accepts its core intake of students. The school gives priority enrolment to children who live inside that zone. | HTML, SHP | CC-BY | 2024-09-25 | |
| School Zones for South Australian Government Primary SchoolsA school zone is a defined area from which the school accepts its core intake of students. The school gives priority enrolment to children who live inside that zone. | HTML, SHP | CC-BY | 2024-09-25 | |
| Attendance rate by schoolAttendance rate for semester 1 in SA Government schools by school from 2014. Important notes: • Attendance rate = (number of days attending school / number of days enrolled) x 100. • Attendance rates are only calculated for full time students who were enrolled or left during… | CSV | CC-BY | 2024-03-21 | |
| Category Ranking of SA Government PreschoolsSA Government preschool by category ranking. Category Ranking is a priority assigned to each preschool to give an indication of the degree of social disadvantage and geographical isolation a centre may have. There are three levels of ranking. Category 1 reflects the centres with… | CSV, XLSX | CC-BY | 2024-01-16 | |
| Intended destination by reasonIntended destination (eg employment, further education) of students who have left the SA government school system or moved schools within the SA government school system. Data is for the previous 12 months (February to February), each year from 2014. Important notes: • Includes… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-12-01 | |
| Junior Primary class sizes by class typeAverage class sizes by class type in Term 3 from 2013 based on the roll class information, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Class type represents the school year levels taught in the class (eg year 1, year 1/2 etc). Junior primary classes have… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-30 | |
| Junior Primary class sizes by Index of Educational DisadvantageAverage junior primary class sizes in Term 3 by the Index of Educational Disadvantage of the school, from 2014. The most disadvantaged schools have an index of 1, the least disadvantaged have an index of 7. Junior primary classes have Reception through to year 2 students. Some… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-30 | |
| Junior Primary classes - number of students per class by class typeProportion of Junior Primary classes with less than 20 or 26 students based on the roll class information from 2014 collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Junior primary classes have Reception through to year 2 students. Some small schools have… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-30 | |
| Enrolments by age and genderEnrolments by student age in SA Government schools from 2013, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Student age is as at July 1. The data provides a breakdown by gender, full-time equivalent enrolments, enrolments by persons, primary and secondary… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-29 | |
| Enrolments by Full time and Part time EnrolmentsEnrolments in SA Government secondary schools from 2013 by enrolment type (full-time or part-time) and year level, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-29 | |
| Enrolments by School TypeFull-time equivalent enrolments at SA Government schools from 2012 by school type, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-29 | |
| SA Government Schools by type and regionSA Government Schools by the type of school and whether they are located in the metropolitan area or in the country, from 2012. | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-29 | |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students by school typeFull-time equivalent enrolments of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students by type of school, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3, from 2012. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students – students who have identified to be of… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| Attendance rate by school by year levelAttendance rate for semester 1 in SA Government schools by school and year level, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Data provided each year from 2018. Important notes: • Attendance rate = (number of days attending school / number of days… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| Enrolments by year level and regionFull-time equivalent enrolments in SA Government schools from 2013 by year level and region (metro, country), collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| Index of Educational Disadvantage by schoolThe Index of Educational Disadvantage for SA Government schools, each year from 2017 (not 2019). The Index of Educational Disadvantage is a socio-economic index, used by the Department for Education to allocate resources to schools to address educational disadvantage related to… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| SA Government school size by enrolmentsSA Government school size by number of students enrolled from 2012, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| Student attendance by year levelStudent attendance during semester 1 in SA Government schools by year level. Data represents attendance rates for semester 1 of each year from 2012. Important notes: • Attendance rate = (number of days attending school / number of days enrolled) x 100. • Semester 1 Attendance… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| Students with a disability by school year levelFull-time equivalent enrolments of students with a disability by school year level from 2012, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education psychologist or speech… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| Students with a disability by school year level and regionFull-time equivalent enrolments of students with a disability from 2013 by school year and region, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education psychologist or… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-21 | |
| Specific student populations with a disabilityFull-time equivalent enrolments of students with a disability who are members of specific populations, collected from 2013 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-20 | |
| Students with a disability by age and genderFull-time equivalent enrolments of students with a verified disability by gender and age group, collected from 2013 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-20 | |
| Students with a disability by educational settingFull-time equivalent enrolments of students with a verified disability by education setting, collected from 2012 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education psychologist… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-20 | |
| Students with a disability by primary verified disabilityFull-time equivalent enrolments of students by their primary verified disability, collected from 2013 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education psychologist or speech… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-20 | |
| Students with a disability enrolments by school typeFull-time equivalent enrolments of students for Department for Education schools from 2013, collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students with a disability are those students who are verified by a Department for Education psychologist or speech… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-11-20 | |
| English as an Additional Language or Dialect studentsFull-time equivalent enrolments of English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD) students by school type, collected from 2012 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. EALD general support students - these students have a non-English speaking background… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-01-30 | |
| Intensive English Language Program / New Arrivals ProgramFull-time equivalent enrolments accessing the Intensive English Language Program at Primary School (IELP) or New Arrivals Program at Secondary School (NAP), collected from 2012 as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Students accessing the IELP (Primary) or… | CSV | CC-BY | 2023-01-30 | |
| School Zones for South Australian Government Primary SchoolsA school zone or catchment area is a defined area from which the school or preschool accepts its core intake of students. The school or preschool gives priority enrolment to children who live inside that zone or catchment area. | HTML, SHP | CC-BY | 2022-01-30 | |
| School Zones for South Australian Government High SchoolsA school zone or catchment area is a defined area from which the school or preschool accepts its core intake of students. The school or preschool gives priority enrolment to children who live inside that zone or catchment area. | HTML, MIXED FORMATS, SHP | CC-BY | 2021-12-06 | |
| South Australian Government Education SitesSpatial dataset of open government education sites. Includes schools and preschools. Updated nightly from the Department for Education Location Sites and Services database. | GEOJSON, HTML, KML, SHP | CC-BY | 2021-07-14 | |
| Whistle blowers disclosure for the Department for EducationWhistle-blower disclosure for the Department for Education for the period 2013 to 2019 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2021-03-21 | |
| SA Government Schools with a Capacity Management PlanA Capacity Management Plan (CMP) is one of the strategies that the Department for Education employs to support government schools that are experiencing increased enrolment demand. Increased enrolment demand occurs due to several factors including changes to the demographic… | CSV, HTML | CC-BY | 2021-01-22 | |
| South Australian Government School Enrolments by Age Grouping, as at Term 3 2019Enrolments in SA Government schools collected as part of the annual enrolment data collection in Term 3. Enrolments are full-time equivalents (FTE) from 2019. Important notes: • To protect the confidentiality of students, where enrolment FTE is less than 6, student enrolments… | CSV | CC-BY | 2020-06-30 | |
| South Australian Government School Enrolments by Age Grouping, as at Term 3 2014List of South Australian Government Schools with the number of students (Persons and FTE) enrolled at the most recent census collection (Term 3 2014), by age grouping. | CSV | CC-BY | 2020-02-18 | |
| South Australian Government Education and Child Development Sites and Services, as at April 2019List of South Australian education and child care sites, updated as at April 2019 | XLSX | CC-BY | 2020-01-15 | |
| Schools with specialist programsSA Government schools that provide activities or focus on activities in addition to the core curriculum in 2019. These activities: • are a key focus in the school and meet an identified need • are sustainable by the school over an extended period of time • provide students extra… | CSV | CC-BY | 2019-05-17 | |
| Consultants engaged by the Department for Education and Child DevelopmentSummary of external consultants that have been engaged by DECD, the nature of the work undertaken and the total cost of the work undertaken for the period 2012 to 2017 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2019-02-28 | |
| Australian Early Development Census 2009-2015The Australian Early Development Census is a measure of how young children are developing in Australian communities. It involves collecting information to help create a snapshot of early childhood development in communities across Australia. Australian Early Development Census… | XLSX | CC-BY | 2018-09-12 | |
| South Australian Government Preschool Enrolments in their Eligible Year (Term 2, 2017 and 2018)List of South Australian Government Preschools with the number of children enrolled in their eligible year, as at the most recent data collection (Term 2 2017 and 2018). | XLSX | CC-BY | 2018-08-27 | |
| South Australian Government School Enrolments by Site and Age Grouping Term 3 2017List of South Australian Government Schools with the number of students (Persons and FTE) enrolled at the most recent census collection (Term 3 2017), by site and age grouping. | XLSX | CC-BY | 2018-08-27 | |
| Executive employment in the Department for Education and Child DevelopmentNumber of people employed at an executive level in DECD by classification level for the period 2013 to 2017 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2018-06-07 | |
| Whistle-blowers disclosure for the Department for Education and Child DevelopmentWhistle-blower disclosure for the Department for Education and Child Development for the period 2013 to 2017 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2018-06-07 | |
| Fraud detected in the Department for Education and Child DevelopmentNumber of instances of fraud detected in DECD by type of fraud for the period 2013 to 2017 for annual reporting purposes. | CSV | CC-BY | 2018-05-08 | |
| Public complaints received by the Department for Education and Child DevelopmentPublic complaints received by the Department for Education and Child Development for the period 2015 to 2017 for annual reporting purposes | CSV | CC-BY | 2018-05-08 | |
| South Australian Government Education and Child Development SitesList of South Australian education and preschool sites with latitude and longitude, updated as at June 2017 | XLSX | CC-BY | 2017-07-21 | |
| South Australian Government Education and Child Development Sites and Services, as at June 2017List of South Australian education and child care sites, updated as at June 2017. | XLSX | CC-BY | 2017-07-21 | |
| South Australian Government Preschool Enrolments in their Eligible Year (Term 2, 2016)List of South Australian Government Preschools with the number of children enrolled in their eligible year, as at the most recent data collection (Term 2 2016). | XLSX | CC-BY | 2017-07-21 | |
| South Australian Government School Enrolments by Site and Age GroupingList of South Australian Government Schools with the number of students (Persons and FTE) enrolled at the most recent census collection (Term 3 2016), by site and age grouping. | XLSX | CC-BY | 2017-07-21 | |
| South Australian Government Education and Child Development Sites and Services, as at March 2016List of South Australian education and child care sites as at March 2016 (updated Feb 2017) | XLSX | CC-BY | 2017-02-08 | |
| South Australian Government School Enrolments by Age Grouping, as at Term 3 2015List of South Australian Government Schools with the number of students (Persons and FTE) enrolled at the most recent census collection (Term 3 2015), by age grouping. | XLSX | CC-BY | 2016-06-28 | |
| South Australian Preschool Enrolments in their Eligible Year as at Term 2 2015List of South Australian Government Preschools with the number of children enrolled in their eligible year, as at the most recent data collection (Term 2 2015). | XLSX | CC-BY | 2016-06-28 | |
| Australian Early Development IndexThe Australian Early Development Index (AEDI) is a measure of how young children are developing in Australian communities. It involves collecting information to help create a snapshot of early childhood development in communities across Australia. | DOC, XLS | CC-BY | 2016-06-08 | |
| Education and Child Development Sites and ServicesList of South Australian education and child care sites, updated as at March 2013. | DOC, XLS | CC-BY | 2016-06-08 | |
| Families and IncomeThe data file presents counts of families in different income and family composition categories based on their place of usual residence, from 2011 Census of Population and Housing. | CSV, DOC | CC-BY | 2016-06-08 | |
| Preschool Eligible EnrolmentsList of South Australian Government Preschools with the number of children enrolled in their eligible year, as at the most recent data collection (Term 3 2012). | CSV, DOC | CC-BY | 2016-06-08 | |
| SA Government Education and Child Development Sites and Services, as at March 2013List of South Australian education and child care sites, updated as at March 2013. | XLSX | CC-BY | 2016-06-08 | |
| SA Government Preschool Enrolments in their Eligible YearList of South Australian Government Preschools with the number of children enrolled in their eligible year, as at the most recent data collection (Term 2 2013). | XLSX | CC-BY | 2016-06-08 | |
| SA Government School Enrolments by Age GroupingList of South Australian Government Schools with the number of students (Persons and FTE) enrolled at the most recent census collection (Term 3 2013), by age grouping. | XLSX | CC-BY | 2016-06-08 | |
| South Australian Government Education and Child Development Sites Location Data, as at January 2015List of South Australian education and preschool sites with latitude and longitude, updated as at January 2015 | CSV | CC-BY | 2016-05-03 | |
| South Australian Government School Facilities Available for Community UseList of South Australian Government Schools with facilities available for community use, as at July 2015. | XLS | CC-BY-NC-ND | 2015-08-13 | licence not open |
| South Australian Government Education and Child Development Sites and Services, as at March 2015List of South Australian education and child care sites, updated as at March 2015 | XLS | CC-BY | 2015-05-29 | |
| South Australian Preschool Enrolments in their Eligible Year as at Term 2 2014List of South Australian Government Preschools with the number of children enrolled in their eligible year, as at the most recent data collection (Term 2 2014). | CSV | CC-BY | 2015-05-29 |
Listed from the portals' own catalogues, read 28 September 2026. Department for Education has not endorsed this site. Every dataset here keeps its publisher's licence and attribution. catalogue.json has this list as data.