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Statistics on Victorian schools and teaching

Summary statistics on Victorian school children, teacher supply and demand, expulsion and restraint and seclusion data.

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Summary statistics on Victorian schools

Summary statistics on Victorian schools are updated twice per calendar year. The ‘Summary Statistics Snapshot’ provides a quick overview of key statistics such as numbers of students, teachers and schools.

The ‘Summary Statistics Brochure’ provides comprehensive information on the Victorian government school system, including class sizes, student achievement figures, and demographic information.

The data cube files are reissued with updated data from the February school census during each calendar year.

Definitions and derived calculations

These documents provide information on definitions and derived calculations for class sizes and apparent retention and transition rates.

Teacher Workforce Snapshot

Report types:

The Teacher Workforce Snapshot (formerly known as the Teacher Supply and Demand) reports:

Expulsions

Annual data on expulsions in Victorian government schools for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 is now available.

The reports below provide a comprehensive analysis of data for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

Incidents of expulsions in 2017

Number and type of expulsion incidents in 2017

Type Number
Primary school students 23
Secondary school students 258
Ungraded 4
Total 285

Incidents of expulsion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in 2017

Number and type of expulsion incidents for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in 2017

Type Number
ATSI students 18
Non-ATSI students 267
Total 285

This data represents incidents of expulsion in Victorian government schools between 1 January and 31 December 2017.

Restraint and seclusion

Annual data on incidents of restraint and seclusion in Victorian government schools for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 is now available.

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Incidents of restraint and seclusion in 2024

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Primary school age 1687 317 2004
Secondary school age 399 92 491
Unknown age 408 37 445
Total 2494 446 2940

Reason for restraint and seclusion in 2024

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Aggression towards persons 1866 398 2264
Prevent self-harm 197 17 214
Prevent damage to property with a risk of physical harm 86 31 117
Abscond from school with a risk of physical harm 425 23 448
Reports can include multiple reasons, so the total number does not match that reported elsewhere on this page.

Incidents of restraint and seclusion in 2023

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Primary school age 1466 264 1730
Secondary school age 406 78 484
Unknown age 466 6 472
Total 2338 348 2686

Reason for restraint and seclusion in 2023

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Aggression towards persons 1579 260 1839
Prevent self-harm 127 17 144
Prevent damage to property with a risk of physical harm 213 75 288
Abscond from school with a risk of physical harm 344 29 373
Reports can include multiple reasons, so the total number does not match that reported elsewhere on this page.

Incidents of restraint and seclusion in 2022

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Primary school age 1183 244 1427
Secondary school age 326 69 395
Unknown age 21 1 22
Total 1530 314 1844

Reason for restraint and seclusion in 2022

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Aggression towards persons 794 191 985
Prevent self-harm 69 9 78
Prevent damage to property with a risk of physical harm 135 42 177
Abscond from school with a risk of physical harm 132 13 45
Reports can include multiple reasons, so the total number does not match that reported elsewhere on this page.

Incidents of restraint and seclusion in 2021

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Primary school age 921 53 974
Secondary school age 419 26 445
Total 1340 79 1461*
*The total number of incidents includes 42 incidents of combined restraint and seclusion

Reason for restraint and seclusion in 2021

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Aggression towards persons 1505 100 1605
Prevent self-harm 166 7 173
Prevent damage to property with a risk of physical harm 206 17 223
Abscond from school with a risk of physical harm 195 4 199
Reports can include multiple reasons, so the total number does not match that reported elsewhere on this page.

Incidents of restraint and seclusion in 2020

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Primary school age 604 62 666
Secondary school age 254 26 280
Total 858 88 996*
*The total number of incidents includes 50 incidents of combined restraint and seclusion

Reason for restraint and seclusion in 2020

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Aggression towards persons 950 111 1061
Prevent self-harm 88 4 92
Prevent damage to property with a risk of physical harm 161 28 189
Abscond from school with a risk of physical harm 115 2 117
Reports can include multiple reasons, so the total number does not match that reported elsewhere on this page.

Incidents of restraint and seclusion in 2019

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Primary school age 977 80 1057
Secondary school age 254 21 275
Unknown age 43 6 49
Total 1274 107 1522*
*The total number of incidents includes 141 incidents of combined restraint and seclusion

Reason for restraint and seclusion in 2019

Number of incidents of physical restraint Number of incidents of seclusion Total
Aggression towards persons 1218 127 1345
Prevent self-harm 20 4 24
Prevent damage to property with a risk of physical harm 108 19 127
Abscond from school with a risk of physical harm 99 3 102
Reports can include multiple reasons, so the total number does not match that reported elsewhere on this page.

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Updated 26 March 2026

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