VET qualifications

This data reports on the number of students who gained a HSC VET qualification in 2023. View the number of students who gained a qualification by gender, location and socio-economic status.

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VET in the HSC

Students can include Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses based on nationally recognised qualifications in their HSC pattern of study, receiving a Certificate or Statement of Attainment under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) in addition to their HSC.

Students may study more than one HSC VET course. Students receive recognition towards their HSC credential as well as a nationally recognised VET qualification.

VET must be delivered by a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). This could be Technical and Further Education (TAFE), a school system or sector authority, or other providers such as industry bodies.

VET is arranged in training packages that specify the knowledge and skills required to perform effectively in the workplace in different industries and describe the units of competency (core and elective) that must be achieved in order to receive the qualification. The qualifications range from Certificate level I through to Advanced Diplomas.

Most of the qualifications available for the HSC are at AQF level II or AQF level III. Students can achieve a full Certificate (Cert) or a Statement of Attainment (SoA) towards a Certificate.

About the statistics

The tables show the qualifications achieved by the students who completed one or more VET courses in Stage 6, delivered by the school system/sector authority and other RTOs and were awarded the 2023 Higher School Certificate.

Information about the qualifications delivered by TAFE NSW is not available for this report.

More information about eligibility for the HSC can be found in the data glossary.

This data is taken from 22 January 2024.

Gender

Use the tables to view the gender of students who achieved a VET qualification.

Overview

In 2023, a total of:

  • 13,376 qualifications were achieved by male students
  • 10,442 qualifications were achieved by female students
  • 10 qualifications were achieved by non-binary students.
Female
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I10
Certificate I16
Statement of Attainment II2,293
Certificate II4,028
Statement of Attainment III1,691
Certificate III2,398
Statement of Attainment IV6
Male
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I129
Certificate I228
Statement of Attainment II5,270
Certificate II4,373
Statement of Attainment III1,604
Certificate III1,772
Statement of Attainment IV0
Non-binary
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I0
Certificate I0
Statement of Attainment II4
Certificate II4
Statement of Attainment III0
Certificate III2
Statement of Attainment IV0
VET qualifications by gender (2019–2023)

Location

Use the dropdowns to view the location of the school where a student achieved a VET qualification.

The location is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Remoteness Area classification.

Overview

In 2023, there were:

  • 18,409 qualifications in major cities
  • 4,468 qualifications in inner regional areas
  • 934 qualifications in outer regional and remote areas
  • 17 qualifications from overseas.
Major cities
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I73
Certificate I113
Statement of Attainment II5,580
Certificate II6,307
Statement of Attainment III2,680
Certificate III3,652
Statement of Attainment IV4

 

Inner regional
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I49
Certificate I105
Statement of Attainment II1,659
Certificate II1,708
Statement of Attainment III530
Certificate III416
Statement of Attainment IV1
Outer regional and remote
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I17
Certificate I26
Statement of Attainment II324
Certificate II377
Statement of Attainment III85
Certificate III104
Statement of Attainment IV1
Overseas
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I0
Certificate I0
Statement of Attainment II4
Certificate II13
Statement of Attainment III0
Certificate III0
Statement of Attainment IV0
VET qualifications by location (2019–2023)

Socio-economic status (SES)

Use the dropdowns to view the total number of students awarded a HSC categorised by SES.

SES refers to the location of a student's address.

  • Quartile 1 – represents the lowest or most disadvantaged 25% of SES localities.
  • Quartile 4 – represents the highest or most advantaged 25%.

For details on SES data, view the data glossary.

Overview

In 2023, there were:

  • 6,581 students in Quartile 1
  • 6,831 students in Quartile 2
  • 6,037 students in Quartile 3
  • 4,350 students in Quartile 4
  • 29 students with unknown SES.
Quartile 1
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I57
Certificate I111
Statement of Attainment II2,410
Certificate II2,044
Statement of Attainment III922
Certificate III1,035
Statement of Attainment IV2
Quartile 2
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I44
Certificate I87
Statement of Attainment II2,214
Certificate II2,336
Statement of Attainment III977
Certificate III1,171
Statement of Attainment IV2
Quartile 3
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I36
Certificate I40
Statement of Attainment II1,706
Certificate II2,291
Statement of Attainment II788
Certificate III1,174
Statement of Attainment IV2
Quartile 4
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I2
Certificate I6
Statement of Attainment II1,227
Certificate II1,718
Statement of Attainment III606
Certificate III791
Statement of Attainment IV0
Unknown
QualificationNumber of students
Statement of Attainment I0
Certificate I0
Statement of Attainment II10
Certificate II16
Statement of Attainment III2
Certificate III1
Statement of Attainment IV0
VET qualifications by SES (2019–2023)

Training packages and qualification levels

Training packageLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
 SoACertificateSoACertificateSoACertificateSoATotal
Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management002655979500921
Animal Care and Management0031330037
Automotive Retail, Service and Repair009282510180
Aviation00003341074
Business Services00901195841,43202,225
Community Services0042301331265498
Construction, Plumbing and Services0080020082
Construction, Plumbing and Services007,8332,2591120010,204
Creative Arts and Culture009185251301,375
Electrotechnology0084117200203
Financial Services000042610103
Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical00520007
Foundation Skills0019561000256
Furnishing00483830089
Hairdressing and Beauty Services006233034194
Health0000276800356
Horse Racing Industry00120003
Hospitality00100001
Information and Communications Technology00201662550423
Manufacturing and Engineering13924400000383
Metal and Engineering003378000345
Property Services00001304
Resources and Infrastructure Industry00030003
Retail Services00611,3731,02102,401
Sport, Fitness and Recreation006012188250701,507
Tourism, Travel and Hospitality007,9224,7315630012,739
Transport and Logistics00301000040
Undetermined0000018018
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