The pie charts compare sizes of classes in primary schools across four Australian states.
Overall, the majority of classes in nearly every state mentioned consisted of up to 25 students. While classes with 26-30 students were relatively common in New South Wales, Western Australia, and South Australia, such class sizes were rare in the Australian Capital Territory. Notably, larger classes – those more than 30 students – were almost nonexistent in all four states.
The majority of classes had no more than 25 students. In New South Wales and South Australia, this figure stood at about 70%, with classes of 21-25 students accounting for most of this amount (37% and 33%, respectively). Larger classes – 26-30 and more than 30 – made up the remaining percentages in both states.
A similar pattern can be observed in the remaining states – Australian Capital Territory and Western Australia. While a staggering 90% of classes in the former state were filled with students up to 25, it was slightly less in the latter state, at about 70%. The figure for classes with over 26 students stood at approximately 30%, three times the figure for Australian Capital Territory.