The charts compare class sizes of primary schools in different regions within Australia in 2010.
Overall, it can be seen that classes including 21 to 25 students were preferred over other scales in most of the states. In addition, having more than 30 students per class was the least favorable among all surveyed areas.
Regarding New South Wales and South Australia, in 2010, the class size of 21 to 25 pupils accounted for 37% and 33% correspondingly. Looking more closely at South Australia, classes with fewer than 20 students were shown to occupy the highest percentage, at 36%, while this scale took up 10% less than that in New South Wales. In comparison, 28% of primary classes in South Australia included 26 to 30 students whereas the figure for New South Wales on this scale was relatively high, at 33%.
At the same time, classes of 21 to 25 students were the most preferable in Australia Capital Territory and Western Australia as well, which made up for 51% and 42% respectively. Compared to this scale, the class size of under 20 pupils accounted for 38% in the capital region and 26% in the western state. Additionally, classes consisted of 26 to 30 students occupied 10% in the capital area whereas the proportion of Western Australia was 27%. Lastly, the class which had 30 pupils or above only took up 4% in New South Wales and the southern state, 5% in the west area and just 1% in the capital