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Figure 3.3.2 Apparent retention rates of full time secondary school students,all schools aIndigenousNon-Indigenous10080Per cent604020020022003200420052006200220032004200520062002200320042005200620022003200420052006To year 9 To year 10 To year 11 To year 12a The apparent retention rate is the percentage of full time students who continued to year 9, 10, 11 and 12from respective cohort groups at the commencement of their secondary schooling (year 7/8). See notes totable 3A.3.3 for more detail.Source: ABS Schools Australia 2006 (unpublished); table 3A.3.1.• Apparent retention rates for Indigenous students from the beginning ofsecondary school to both year 10 and year 12 have increased over the last fiveyears (figure 3.3.2). The rate to year 10 increased from 86.4 per cent in 2002 to91.4 per cent in 2006 and the rate to year 12 increased from 38.0 per cent in2002 to 40.1 per cent in 2006. These rates remain substantially lower than therates for non-Indigenous students (table 3A.3.1).• In 2006, the retention rate for Indigenous students decreased from 91.4 per centin year 10 to 67.7 per cent in year 11 (a difference of 23.7 percentage points). Bycomparison, the rate for non-Indigenous students decreased less dramaticallyfrom year 10 to year 11 from 98.9 per cent to 88.8 per cent (a difference of10.1 percentage points) (figure 3.3.2).• The most significant differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenousretention rates were at the post compulsory years 11 and 12.HEADLINEINDICATORS25