ACARA news, December 2025

National Report on Schooling in Australia (ANR) – December 2025 release


03 December 2025

Two sections of the National Report on Schooling in Australia have been updated with the latest information. 

This latest release (December 2025) highlights progress against nationally agreed policy initiatives by Australia’s school education sector in the areas of: 

  • Student attendance (2025) 
  • Vocational Education and Training (2024)

Some of the highlights include: 

  • The school attendance rates from Years 1-10 across all states and territories and school sectors in 2024 was 88.8%, up slightly from 88.3% in 2024. 
  • The percentage of students with above 90 per cent attendance was 62.1% in 2025, up from 59.8% in 2024. 
  • Student attendance rates and attendance levels have not returned to their pre-COVID levels. In 2019, national attendance rates were 91.4% and attendance levels 73.1%. 
  • In 2024, 26.0% of 15-19-year-olds completed at least one unit of competency at AQF Certificate II or above, up from 25.5% in 2023. 
  • Almost half (49.1%) of the VET qualifications gained by 15–19-year-olds in 2024 were at AQF level II and one-third (33.3%) were at AQF level III. 
  • At the national level, the long-term trend in the proportion of 15–19-year-olds participating in VET was downward, from 28.5% in 2015 to 26.0% in 2024. 
  • The number of 15–19-year-olds undertaking a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship increased by 11.1% from 2023 and the number of 15–19-year-olds undertaking other VET courses at school increased by 5.2%. 

Find out more about these updates to the National Report on Schooling.

The full 2024 report will be released in February 2026.

Latest information on every Australian school now available on ACARA’s My School website


03 December 2025

Parents, carers and wider school communities can now access the latest information on ACARA’s My School website, which has been updated for 2025 with new profile information on schools and the latest school-level NAPLAN data. 

The 2025 update includes data on student progress, which shows how much the same students at the same school have improved since their previous NAPLAN assessment 2 years ago. This information helps clearly demonstrate the progress of students’ learning over the years at all Australian schools. 

Alongside the 2023–25 student progress data for schools, the December 2025 My School update also includes: 

  • 2025 NAPLAN results for schools

  • 2025 school profile and enrolment data

  • 2025 school attendance data for Semester 1

  • 2024 school financial information, including recurrent funding and capital expenditure

  • 2024 vocational education training participation and outcomes 

  • 2024 Year 12 certifications. 

“ACARA’s My School website provides parents, carers and the community with clear and transparent data on Australia’s schools,” said ACARA’s CEO, Stephen Gniel. 

“The return of information on student progress, following improvements to NAPLAN including assessments and results being available earlier in the year, shows how much the same students at the same school have improved since their previous NAPLAN assessments. 

“Student progress data provides the information to celebrate improvement in a fairer way that considers the individual circumstances of a school, as well as to better identify areas for renewed or continued focus,” Mr Gniel said.