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Table 1 Please indicate whether, to your knowledge, alcohol has been consumed by adults at any of the following functions organised by your school, either on or off school premises

From: Principals’ reports of adults’ alcohol use in Australian secondary schools

Number of schools with response ‘yes’

NSW

Vic

Total

1 type of event

 School fete or fair

0

0

0

 Sports day or other school sporting events

0

0

0

 Year 10 graduation or valedictory dinner

0

2

2

 Year 12 graduation or valedictory dinner

17

48

65

 Debutante ball

0

5

5

 Year 7/8 camp

1

0

1

 Year 9/10 camp

0

0

0

 Year 11/12 camp

0

0

0

2 types of events

 Graduation or valedictory dinner year 12; Debutante ball

1

11

12

3 types of events

 School fete or fair; Graduation or valedictory dinner year 12; Debutante ball

0

1

1

 Total events

20

80

100

Schools to hold at least one event

19

67

86

Total schools

124

117

241

% schools to hold at least one event a

15.3

57.3

35.7

  1. aDifferences between states significant at the 0.1 % level (chi-square)