VET in Schools 2022. Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics

This publication presents information on the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate of education (SSCE). Students can undertake VET through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship pathway, or other pathway. Highlights include: (1) In 2022, in Australia there were 242 945 VET in Schools students, consisting of: (a) 8.5% (or 20 765) school-based apprentices and trainees; and (b) 91.5% (or 222 180) students undertaking other VET in Schools programs; (2) An estimated 26.8% of the Australian population who were at school and aged 15 to 19 years participated in VET in Schools in 2022; and (3) In 2022, compared with 2021, the number of VET in Schools students in Australia decreased by 3.3%. Across a five year period, 2018 to 2022, the number of VET in Schools students in Australia increased by 5.3%.