This publication presents information on the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students in 2019, as part of their senior secondary certificate of education.

Highlights:

In 2019, there were:

• 235,800 VET in Schools students
• 17,100 school-based apprentices and trainees, representing 7.3% of all VET in Schools students
• 218,700 students undertaking other VET in Schools programs, representing 92.7% of all VET in Schools students.

In 2019, compared with 2018, VET in Schools students increased by 2.2%.

From 2015 to 2019, VET in Schools students decreased by 8.3%.