Table 1

Participating and non-participating schools by type of school

GovernmentNon-governmentTotal
Participant nNon-participant nParticipant nNon-participant nn%
South Eastern Sydney22119266879
North Sydney1-150 1-151 711NANA1821
Total292292686100
  • 1-150 One school dropped out from the follow-up survey.

  • 1-151 Only Government schools located within the beachside suburbs were invited because of the need to approximate the socioeconomic student profile of the schools included in the intervention group.

  • NA = not applicable.