The report on government services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia. This report provides performance reporting for early childhood education and care (ECEC), school education, and vocational education and training (VET). It includes a summary of government expenditure in the sector, a performance outcomes summary and sector-wide statistics on Australia’s education and training system.

Detailed information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of service provision and the achievement of outcomes for these service areas is contained in service-specific sections of the report. Each of these sections includes the context, indicator framework, indicator results, indigenous data and explanatory material of the service area.

The report is accompanied by a guide on how to find what you need in RoGS.

Performance outcomes summary

• Over the last ten years, more children have been attending child care services that are approved by the Australian Government for financial support to eligible families.
• Enrolments in preschool programs in the state-specific year before full-time schooling has fluctuated over the last several years.
• The government child care subsidy has significantly reduced out-of-pocket costs for families, particularly at the lower income levels.
• Over the last nine years, student attendance rates in all year levels have fallen.
• Recent assessment results indicate that Australian student outcomes have generally remained steady.
• The proportion of school leavers aged 15–24 years who are fully engaged in work or study the following year has fallen in recent years.
• The number of government-funded VET qualification completions has fallen over the last four years.
• Over the last four years, student satisfaction with VET has slightly increased whereas employer satisfaction has decreased.
• Over the last few years, more VET qualification completers achieved their main reason for training and had improved employment and further study outcomes.