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Participating in active travel, including the use of public transport

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

New Measure – Data coming soon

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

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Motivation to achieve their goals

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

New Measure – Data coming soon

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

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Literacy and numeracy of Year 9 students

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

Note: The 2023 NAPLAN results for Year 9 cannot be compared to the results from 2008 to 2022 because of changes in how the level of proficiency is determined.

The percentage of Year 9 students in SA achieving or exceeding the national minimum standards for reading, writing and numeracy were as follows:
• reading was 59.0% in 2023 (62.8% nationally)
• writing was 53.6% in 2023 (58.0% nationally)
• numeracy was 58.1% in 2023 (63.9% nationally).

Data Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA)

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

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Financial literacy

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

Unable to publish HILDA data at this time

Data Source: Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA)

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

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Driver’s licence

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

In 2024, 40.0% of young people (17-19 years) in SA had a driver’s licence (54.3% in 2018).

Data Source: Department for Infrastructure and Transport, Government of South Australia

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

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Satisfied with their level of Independence

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

Data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) indicate that in 2011, 91.7% of young people (17 years) surveyed in SA, reported being satisfied with their level of independence (93.6% nationally).

Data Source: Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

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Average hours of paid employment

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

The average hours of paid employment for young people (17 years) in SA were 12.6 hours in 2017 (14 hours nationally).

Data Source: Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY)

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

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Achieving at or above proficient standard in the Australian curriculum civics and citzenship assessment

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In 2024, 60.7% of Year 4 to Year 10 SA students (from all school sectors) felt connected to adults at their school (61.4% in 2019).

Data Source: Wellbeing and Engagement Collection, Australia

Data for all children and young people

In 2024:
• 19% of Year 10 SA students achieved or exceeded the national minimum standard in the Australian curriculum civics and citizenship assessment (29% in 2019 and 34% in 2016)
• Nationally, 28% of Year 10 students achieving or exceeding the national minimum standard (38% in both 2019 and 2016).

Data Source: National Assessment Program for Civics and Citizenship

Data for Aboriginal children and young people

Background and Rationale