Independent School Census, September 2007

Table 1.1: Schools and pupils in independent schools, 1996-2007 ⁽¹⁾

	Primary	Secondary	Special	Total	Primary	Secondary	Special	Total
	Schools			Total	Pupils			Total
1996	73	59	32	164	11,197	18,217	1,161	30,575
1997	74	61	33	168	11,769	18,258	1,108	31,135
1998	72	62	33	167	11,683	17,940	1,081	30,704
1999	71	63	34	168	11,613	17,718	1,049	30,380
2000	67	60	35	162	11,559	17,537	1,095	30,191
2001	65	57	33	155	11,727	17,635	1,038	30,400
2002	64	55	32	151	11,844	17,555	999	30,398
2003	62	55	33	150	11,686	17,605	1,053	30,344
2004	63	55	34	152	11,568	17,554	1,132	30,254
2005	60	57	33	150	11,592	17,597	1,132	30,321
2006	61	55	34	150	11,576	17,840	1,103	30,519
2007	60	55	42	156	11,758	18,079	1,144	30,981

(1) See background note 4

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