Historical VET qualifications data
This data reports on the number of students who gained a VET qualification while completing the HSC from 2020 to 2024. View the gender, location and socio-economic status of students.
VET in the HSC
About the data
The graphs show qualifications achieved by 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 Higher School Certificate.
Information about the qualifications delivered by TAFE NSW are not included in this data.
More information about eligibility for the HSC can be found in the data glossary.
Gender
Use the graph to view the gender of students who achieved a VET qualification from 2020 to 2024.
Location
Use the graph to view the location of the school where a student achieved a VET qualification from 2020 to 2024. The location is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Remoteness Area classification.
Socio-economic status (SES)
Use the graph to view the number of students awarded the HSC categorised by SES from 2020 to 2024. The 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.
Training packages and qualification levels
View the breakdown by course type for each training package in 2024.
Industry Curriculum Framework
Use the tab to view details about Industry Curriculum Frameworks (ICF) for 2024.
| Training package | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoA | Certificate | SoA | Certificate | SoA | Certificate | SoA | ||
| Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package | 0 | 0 | 222 | 692 | 7 | 56 | 0 | 977 |
| Animal Care and Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Automotive Retail, Service and Repair | 0 | 0 | 89 | 78 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 172 |
| Aviation Training Package | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Business Services | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 563 | 1,754 | 0 | 2,356 |
| Community Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 102 |
| Construction, Plumbing and Services | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package | 0 | 0 | 3,854 | 2,252 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6,141 |
| Creative Arts and Culture | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 740 | 542 | 0 | 1,282 |
| Electrotechnology | 0 | 0 | 92 | 128 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| Financial Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42 | 0 | 50 |
| Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foundation Skills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Furnishing Training Package | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hairdressing and Beauty Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 187 | 0 | 224 |
| Horse Racing Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospitality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Information and Communications Technology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 299 | 0 | 419 |
| Manufacturing and Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metal and Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Property Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Resources and Infrastructure Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Retail Services Training Package | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 359 | 1,100 | 0 | 1,461 |
| Sport, Fitness and Recreation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tourism, Travel and Hospitality | 0 | 0 | 2,323 | 5,439 | 145 | 29 | 0 | 7,936 |
| Transport and Logistics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Undetermined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
VET Board Endorsed Course
Use the tab to view details about VET Board Endorsed Courses (VET BECs) for 2024.
| Training package | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoA | Certificate | SoA | Certificate | SoA | Certificate | SoA | ||
| Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management Training Package | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Animal Care and Management | 0 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Automotive Retail, Service and Repair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Aviation Training Package | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| Business Services | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Community Services | 0 | 0 | 18 | 219 | 102 | 159 | 0 | 498 |
| Construction, Plumbing and Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Construction, Plumbing and Services Training Package | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Creative Arts and Culture | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 126 | 211 | 0 | 373 |
| Electrotechnology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Foundation Skills | 0 | 0 | 262 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 340 |
| Furnishing Training Package | 0 | 0 | 42 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Hairdressing and Beauty Services | 0 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 25 | 40 | 1 | 109 |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horse Racing Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hospitality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Information and Communications Technology | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Manufacturing and Engineering | 139 | 235 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| Metal and Engineering | 0 | 0 | 192 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| Property Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 |
| Resources and Infrastructure Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Retail Services Training Package | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sport, Fitness and Recreation | 0 | 0 | 27 | 103 | 790 | 478 | 0 | 1,398 |
| Tourism, Travel and Hospitality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transport and Logistics | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Undetermined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
Training packages and qualification levels
Use the tab to view the breakdown by training package and qualification level for 2023. This data combines VET Board Endorsed Courses and Industry Curriculum Frameworks.
| Training package | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | ||||
| SoA | Certificate | SoA | Certificate | SoA | Certificate | SoA | Total | |
| Agriculture, Horticulture and Conservation and Land Management | 0 | 0 | 265 | 597 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 921 |
| Animal Care and Management | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Automotive Retail, Service and Repair | 0 | 0 | 92 | 82 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| Aviation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 0 | 74 |
| Business Services | 0 | 0 | 90 | 119 | 584 | 1,432 | 0 | 2,225 |
| Community Services | 0 | 0 | 4 | 230 | 133 | 126 | 5 | 498 |
| Construction, Plumbing and Services | 0 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Construction, Plumbing and Services | 0 | 0 | 7,833 | 2,259 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 10,204 |
| Creative Arts and Culture | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 852 | 513 | 0 | 1,375 |
| Electrotechnology | 0 | 0 | 84 | 117 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| Financial Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 61 | 0 | 103 |
| Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Foundation Skills | 0 | 0 | 195 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 |
| Furnishing | 0 | 0 | 48 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| Hairdressing and Beauty Services | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 94 |
| Health | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 80 | 0 | 356 |
| Horse Racing Industry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hospitality | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Information and Communications Technology | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 166 | 255 | 0 | 423 |
| Manufacturing and Engineering | 139 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 |
| Metal and Engineering | 0 | 0 | 337 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 345 |
| Property Services | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Resources and Infrastructure Industry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Retail Services | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1,373 | 1,021 | 0 | 2,401 |
| Sport, Fitness and Recreation | 0 | 0 | 60 | 121 | 882 | 507 | 0 | 1,507 |
| Tourism, Travel and Hospitality | 0 | 0 | 7,922 | 4,731 | 56 | 30 | 0 | 12,739 |
| Transport and Logistics | 0 | 0 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Undetermined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Enrolments
It's important to recognise participation in VET qualifications, not just completions – in some cases it's not possible to complete specific qualifications during Stage 6.
View the number of VET qualifications students enrolled in during their HSC program in 2024.
In 2024, there were:
- 10,637 students in 1 qualification
- 3,605 students in 2 qualifications
- 832 students in 3 qualifications
- 209 students in 4 qualifications
- 40 students in 5 qualifications.