This report presents information on VET in Schools, the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate of education (SSCE ). Students can engage in VET through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship, or through alternative pathways (referred to as 'other VET in Schools students').

Data are presented by the state or territory of the senior secondary assessment authority.

Key findings

• In 2023, in Australia there were 252 105 VET in Schools students, consisting of:
  • 7.7% (or 19 310) school-based apprentices and trainees
  • 92.3% (or 232 795) students undertaking other VET in Schools programs.
• An estimated 27.1% of the Australian population who were at school and aged 15 to 19 years participated in VET in Schools in 2023.
• In 2023, compared with 2022, the number of VET in Schools students in Australia increased by 3.8%.
  Across a five year period, 2019 to 2023, the number of VET in Schools students in Australia increased by 7.0%.