Editing Education in Australia (section)

=== Types of schools ===
The types of schools in Australia fall broadly into two categories: [[State school#Australia|government schools]], being those schools operated by state or territory [[Government department|department]]s or [[Government agency|agencies]]; and non-government schools, being those schools that are not operated by government departments or agencies.<ref name="absyear2012"/> Non-government schools can be further classified, based on self-identification of the school's affiliation. Non-government schools are grouped for reporting as [[Roman Catholic Church in Australia|Catholic]] schools (including Catholic-affiliated private schools)<ref name="NCEC facts">{{citation|url=https://www.ncec.catholic.edu.au/resources/facts-about-catholic-education|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200227011729/https://ncec.catholic.edu.au/resources/facts-about-catholic-education|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-02-27|title=The facts about Catholic education|publisher=National Catholic Education Commission|date=2018|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="NCEC-schools-review-2011">{{citation|url=https://www.ncec.catholic.edu.au/resources/publications/70-ncec-submission-to-the-review-of-funding-for-schooling-31-march-2011/file|title=Submission to the Review of Funding for Schooling|publisher=National Catholic Education Commission|date=31 March 2011|access-date=12 August 2019|page=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306040314/https://www.ncec.catholic.edu.au/resources/publications/70-ncec-submission-to-the-review-of-funding-for-schooling-31-march-2011/file|archive-date=6 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> or private (other non-government schools).<ref name="absyear2012"/><ref name="VIC types">{{citation|url=https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/going-to-school/Pages/school-types.aspx|title=Types of school|work=[[Department of Education and Training (Victoria)|Education and Training]]|publisher=[[State Government of Victoria]]|date=2019|access-date=18 August 2019|archive-date=19 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190319140032/https://www.education.vic.gov.au/parents/going-to-school/Pages/school-types.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Government schools receive funding from the relevant state or territory government. Non-government schools receive funding from the Australian Government and relevant state or territory government;<ref name="absyear2012"/> and in most cases, parents are required to make a co-payment for their child's education.<ref name=aph/>

{{As of|2019}} across primary and secondary education, approximately two-thirds of all school students attended government schools; with the remaining one-third of students educated in non-government schools.<ref name="DoE funding 2019"/><ref name="absyear2012">{{citation|url=https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/1301.0~2012~Main%20Features~Primary%20and%20secondary%20education~105|title=Schooling structures|work=1301.0 – Year Book Australia, 2012|publisher=[[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]. Commonwealth of Australia|date=24 May 2012|access-date=18 August 2019}}</ref>

A small portion of students are legally [[home-school]]ed, particularly in rural areas.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.hea.edu.au/faqs.asp#23|title=How many home educators are there in Australia?|work=FAQs|publisher=Home Education Association Inc (Australia)|access-date=9 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502134742/http://www.hea.edu.au/get-started/faqs.html#23|archive-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> Part of these students supplement their education with the [[School of the Air]], an Australian government education programme to provide access to primary and secondary education for children in remote areas. Beginning in 1951 this programme initially operated through radio broadcasts, however telephone classes teaching replaced these broadcasts in 2005. From 2007 to 2009, online classes and resources were rolled out and became the primary method of learning<ref>{{citation|url=http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/school-of-the-air|title=The School of the Air and remote learning|website=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809132551/http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/school-of-the-air|archive-date=9 August 2011|access-date=8 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-06|title=Distance education history|url=https://education.qld.gov.au/schools-educators/distance-education/history|access-date=2025-02-18|website=Education|language=en}}</ref>