Total applications by school sector
View a summary of the total number of disability applications for schools between 2019 to 2021.
Use the dropdowns to view the number of applications for the school sector categorised by year.
Year | Number of schools with HSC examination students | Schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions | Percentage of schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions |
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2022 | 843 | 756 | 89.7% |
2021 | 829 | 745 | 89.% |
2020 | 822 | 728 | 88.6% |
2019 | 822 | 716 | 87.1% |
By school sector | Number of schools with HSC examination students | Schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions | Percentage of schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions |
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Government | 461 | 408 | 88.5% |
Catholic (Syst) | 111 | 109 | 98.2% |
Independent | 271 | 239 | 88.2% |
Total | 843 | 756 | 89.7% |
School sector | Number of schools with HSC examination students | Schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions | Percentage of schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions |
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Government | 459 | 410 | 89.3% |
Catholic (Syst) | 109 | 107 | 98.2% |
Independent | 261 | 228 | 87.4% |
School sector | Number of schools with HSC examination students | Schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions | Percentage of schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions |
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Government | 456 | 395 | 86.6% |
Catholic (Syst) | 109 | 107 | 98.2% |
Independent | 257 | 226 | 87.9% |
School sector | Number of schools with HSC examination students | Schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions | Percentage of schools with HSC students applying for disability provisions |
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Government | 459 | 390 | 85.0% |
Catholic (Syst) | 107 | 105 | 98.1% |
Independent | 256 | 221 | 86.3% |
Summary of students by school sector
Use the dropdowns to view the total number and percentage of students with disability applications between 2019 and 2022, and the total for each school sector.
Use the graphs to see the overall percentage of disability provision applications from each of the school sector between 2019 and 2022.
The total number of exam students includes self-tuition students.
2022 Summary
The following are the percentages from the schooling sectors of HSC students who had disability provisions applications in 2022:
- Government schools – 11.1%
- Independent schools – 18.5%
- Catholic schooling system – 13.8%
- Total applications across school sectors for the HSC – 13.6%.
View the total percentage and number of applications across the Government, Independent and Catholic System schooling sectors for 2022.
Total applications
School sector | Total exam students | Total disability provisions applications | Fully approved | Partially approved | Fully declined |
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Government | 38,262 | 4,246 | 2,966 | 1,165 | 115 |
Catholic System | 12,832 | 1,770 | 1,212 | 475 | 83 |
Independent | 19,495 | 3,600 | 2,377 | 1,083 | 140 |
Total number | 70,591* | 9,616 | 6,555 | 2,723 | 338 |
* The total number of exam students included self-tuition students.
Percentage of applications
School sector | Percentage of total disability provisions applications | Percentage fully approved | Percentage partially approved | Percentage fully decline |
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Government | 44.2% | 69.9% | 27.4% | 2.7% |
Catholic System | 18.4% | 68.5% | 26.8% | 4.7% |
Independent | 37.4% | 66.0% | 30.1% | 3.9% |
Total percentage | N/A | 68.2% | 28.3% | 3.5% |
2021 Summary
The following are the percentages from the school sector of HSC students who had disability provisions applications in 2021:
- Government schools – 10.7%
- Independent schools – 17.8%
- Catholic schooling system – 14%
- Total applications across school sectors for the HSC – 13.2%.
View the total percentage and number of applications across the Government, Independent and Catholic System school sector for 2021.
Total applications
School sector | Total exam students | Total disability provisions applications | Fully approved | Partially approved | Fully declined |
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Government | 39,489 | 4,207 | 2,955 | 1,100 | 152 |
Catholic System | 12,779 | 1,786 | 1,169 | 544 | 73 |
Independent | 19,595 | 3,493 | 2,337 | 1,030 | 126 |
Total number | 71,863 | 9,486 | 6,461 | 2,674 | 351 |
Percentage of applications
School sector | Percentage of total disability provisions applications | Percentage fully approved | Percentage partially approved | Percentage fully decline |
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Government | 44.3% | 70.2% | 26.1% | 3.6% |
Catholic System | 18.8% | 65.5% | 30.5% | 4.1% |
Independent | 36.8% | 66.9% | 29.5% | 3.6% |
Total percentage | N/A | 68.1% | 28.2% | 3.7% |
2020 summary
The following are the percentages from the school sector of HSC students who had disability provisions applications in 2020:
- Government schools – 9.8%
- Independent schools – 12.8%
- Catholic schooling system – 16.4%
- Total applications across school sectors for the HSC – 12.1%
View the total percentage and number of applications across the Government, Independent and Catholic System school sectors for 2020.
Total applications
School sector | Total exam students | Total disability provisions applications | Fully approved | Partially approved | Fully declined |
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Government | 40,037 | 3,904 | 2,687 | 1,087 | 130 |
Catholic System | 12,766 | 1,634 | 1,098 | 468 | 69 |
Independent | 19,110 | 3,129 | 2,114 | 918 | 97 |
Total number | 71,913 | 8,667 | 5,899 | 2,473 | 296 |
Percentage of applications
School sector | Percentage of total disability provisions applications | Percentage fully approved | Percentage partially approved | Percentage fully decline |
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Government | 45% | 68.8% | 27.8% | 3.3% |
Catholic System | 18.9% | 67.2% | 28.6% | 4.2% |
Independent | 36.1% | 67.6% | 29.3% | 3.1% |
Total percentage | N/A | 68.1% | 28.5% | 3.4% |
2019 summary
The following are the percentages from the school sector of HSC students who had disability provisions applications in 2019:
- Government schools – 8.5%
- Independent schools – 11.0%
- Catholic schooling system – 14.3%
- Total applications across school sectors for the HSC – 10.5%
View the total percentage and number of applications across the Government, Independent and Catholic System school sector for 2019.
Total applications
School sector | Total exam students | Total disability provisions applications | Fully approved | Partially approved | Fully declined |
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Government | 39,196 | 3,322 | 2,245 | 953 | 124 |
Catholic System | 12,732 | 1,396 | 930 | 406 | 60 |
Independent | 18,663 | 2,675 | 1,727 | 834 | 114 |
Total number | 70,591 | 7,393 | 4,902 | 2,193 | 298 |
Percentage of applications
School sector | Percentage of total disability provisions applications | Percentage fully approved | Percentage partially approved | Percentage fully decline |
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Government | 44.9% | 67.6% | 28.7% | 3.7% |
Catholic System | 18.9% | 66.6% | 29.1% | 4.3% |
Independent | 36.2% | 64.6% | 31.2% | 4.3% |
Total percentage | N/A | 66.3% | 29.7% | 4.0% |
Types of provisions
This table displays most of the disability provisions available to students and the number of students approved for each provision from 2019 to 2022.
Provision | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Details |
Assistance | 129 | 174 | 191 | 204 | Approved for students who require assistance in negotiating the examination, for example, an aide to turn pages or prompt student with an obsessive condition to move to the next question. |
Bite-sized food* | 251 | 306 | 305 | 265 | Approved for students who have a medical need for regular nutrition. |
Black and white paper | 17 | 26 | 24 | 23 | Approved for students with colour blindness who cannot interpret the colour material in Geography or Visual Arts. |
Coloured lenses / overlay | 153 | 148 | 146 | 105 | Approved for students who need coloured filters to address glare or print distortion |
Diabetic provisions | 216 | 228 | 201 | 214 | Approved for students with diabetes who need to check their blood glucose level and possibly take remedial action. |
Drink* | 216 | 227 | 226 | 158 | Approved for students who have a medical reason for regular hydration, or who require a drink such as glucose or electrolytes. Note: all students may take water in a clear container into the examinations. |
Examiner aware | 54 | 77 | 0 | 39 | Approved for performance examinations where the examiner may mistake a pre-existing condition (such as a stutter) for performance anxiety. |
Extra time | 947 | 1,056 | 1,095 | 1,105 | Approved for students with demonstrated vision or cognitive disability or very limited reading ability. Additional two and a half minutes or five minutes per half hour. See also reader or extra time. |
Extra time - work or rest | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | Approved for students who require both extra time and rest breaks, but not cumulatively. Additional five minutes per half hour. |
Extra time to type | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | Approved for students granted a computer with a very slow demonstrated typing speed; conditions such as cerebral palsy. |
Extra time to write | 272 | 333 | 380 | 354 | Approved for students with demonstrated slow writing speed on extended responses. Additional 2.5 minutes per half hour. |
Feeding breaks | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Approved for recent mothers who need to feed their baby regularly. This is not a disability but uses the provision application process. |
Heat or ice pack* | 139 | 177 | 141 | 131 | Approved for students with shown to be alleviated by this provision. |
Hospital or alternative venue | 84 | 134 | 115 | 132 | Approved for students currently in hospital, or unable to attend a school due to medical or psychological conditions. |
Illness/misadventure if required | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Advised to students with an irregular condition such as migraine that is better supported by an illness/misadventure appeal should it occur during an exam. |
Individual audio CD | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Approved for students who have a hearing disability which affects their access to a listening examination in the examination centre. |
Individual instructions* | 133 | 132 | 118 | 100 | Approved for students with hearing or attention disabilities who may not hear general announcements. |
Individual supervision | 169 | 224 | 213 | 245 | Approved for students who are unable to sit with other students, generally for reasons such as anxiety or vocal tics. |
Medication* | 305 | 397 | 346 | 267 | Approved for students with a medical need to take prescribed medication at regular intervals. |
Modified examination paper | 196 | 299 | 425 | 219 | Approved for students with a demonstrated need for modified examination papers such as enlarged print, a split paper or inability to use mathematical instruments. |
Oral and/or Sign interpreter | 42 | 50 | 23 | 17 | Approved for students who communicate by lip reading and/or signing. |
Personal computer | 69 | 114 | 95 | 100 | Approved for students with a demonstrated handwriting disability and for whom no other provision (rest, extra time or writer) is shown to be effective. |
Reader | 1,167 | 1,358 | 1,382 | 1,475 | Approved for students with low reading ability, as demonstrated on an accepted reading test. |
Reader OR extra time | 246 | 282 | 309 | 348 | Approved for students with very low reading ability who may elect at each examination to use a reader OR extra time |
Rescheduled examination | 40 | 51 | 55 | 35 | Approved for students with a condition such as cystic fibrosis, chronic fatigue or sleep apnea who are unable to sit an examination at the scheduled time. |
Rest breaks | 4,657 | 5,917 | 6,732 | 6,924 | Approved for students with demonstrated pain, anxiety disorder or concentration issues who have difficulty completing the examination without a break. Provided as five minutes per half hour without access to examination paper or responses. |
Special furniture* | 298 | 402 | 367 | 341 | Approved for students requiring special furniture such as a tilted desk, padded chair or footrest. |
Special lighting* | 153 | 154 | 162 | 123 | Approved for students with vision disability who have problems with fluorescent or artificial lighting. |
Stand / stretch* | 575 | 746 | 756 | 747 | Approved for students with chronic pain or concentration disability that prevents sitting for an extended period. |
Thesaurus/dictionary | 39 | 43 | 21 | 14 | Approved for students with a moderate to profound hearing loss. |
Toilet breaks | 160 | 188 | 182 | 177 | Approved for students with an infection or chronic condition that requires frequent or extended visits to the toilet. |
Towel* | 27 | 31 | 31 | 41 | Approved for students with hyperhidrosis who need to dry their hands frequently. |
Varied seating* | 425 | 446 | 447 | 362 | Approved for students who require particular seating, for example students with a hearing or vision disability which requires sitting at the front, or students needing to sit near a window or exit. |
Ventilation provisions* | 36 | 47 | 47 | 44 | Approved for students who require a controlled temperature range. |
Vision aids* | 14 | 31 | 19 | 24 | Approved for students who require magnification or other vision assistance. |
Writer | 807 | 909 | 867 | 921 | Approved for students unable to write/type (fracture or sprain), persistent pain when writing/typing, illegible writing or poor spelling. Includes additional five minutes per half hour to compensate for dictation. |
Various other provisions | 220 | 347 | 355 | 516 | Provisions approved for a very small number of students, for example, brailler, audio headphones* or talking calculator. |
* refers to a provision approved by the principal under delegation from NESA. Students may be approved for more than 1 provision (for example, a reader and a writer). |