Table 1 Characteristics of intervention group schools
School characteristic | |
|---|---|
School system | |
 Independent or Catholic school | 6 (40%) |
 Government school | 9 (60%) |
School structure | |
 Co-educational | 13 (87%) |
 Single-sex | 2 (13%) |
Location | |
 Metropolitan Melbourne | 10 (67%) |
 Regional Victoria | 5 (33%) |
School size | |
 Mean number of Grade 7 classes per intervention school (range) | 7 (2 – 10) |
Socio-economic Index for Areas (SEIFA) Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD)* | |
 SEIFA Index | No. intervention schools |
 2 | 1 (7%) |
 4 | 1 (7%) |
 5 | 1 (7%) |
 6 | 1 (7%) |
 7 | 4 (27%) |
 8 | 4 (27%) |
 9 | 2 (13%) |
 10 | 1 (7%) |