Table 2 Overview of school, principal and teacher characteristics at 12-month follow-up

School characteristics

PACE

(N = 24)

Adapted PACE

(N = 24)

Total

(N = 48)

 • Catholic

2 (8%)

3 (13%)

5 (10%)

 • Government

21 (88%)

20 (83%)

41 (85%)

 • Independent

1 (4%)

1 (4%)

2 (4%)

 • Mean (SD)

205.9 (199.85)

242 (252.27)

224 (225.9)

 • Median (range)

141 (7–819)

117 (11–768)

137 (7–819)

 • Most disadvantaged

17 (71%)

16 (67%)

33 (69%)

 • Least disadvantaged

7 (29%)

8 (33%)

15 (31%)

 • Major city

11 (46%)

11 (46%)

22 (46%)

 • Inner/outer regional or remote

13 (54%)

13 (54%)

26 (54%)

Principal characteristics

PACE

(N = 15)

Adapted PACE (N = 18)

Total

(N = 33)

 • Catholic

1 (7%)

1 (6%)

2 (6%)

 • Government

14 (93%)

15 (83%)

29 (88%)

 • Independent

0

2 (11%)

2 (6%)

Age

N = 16

N = 18

N = 31

 • Mean (SD)

45.33 (10.32)

48.75 (9.17)

47.10 (9.73)

 • Female

9 (60%)

14 (78%)

23 (70%)

Years in role

N = 14

N = 18

N = 32

 • Mean (SD)

3.08 (4.27)

3.83 (3.28)

3.5 (3.7)

Teaching principal

N = 10

N = 10

N = 20

 • yes

4 (40%)

4 (40%)

58 (40%)

Teacher characteristics

PACE

(N = 121)

Adapted PACE (N = 139)

Total

(N = 260)

 • Catholic

19 (7%)

6 (4%)

15 (6%)

 • Government

94 (78%)

112 (81%)

206 (79%)

 • Independent

18 (15%)

21 (15%)

39 (15%)

Age

N = 91

N = 121

N = 212

 • Mean (SD)

39.19 (11.74)

40.66 (10.85)

40.03 (11.24)

Sex

N = 102

N = 137

N = 239

 • Female

88 (86%)

110 (80%)

198 (83%)

Employment status

N = 98

N = 137

N = 235

 • Full-time

87 (89%)

118 (86%)

205 (87%)

 • Part-time/casual

11 (11%)

19 (14%)

30 (13%)

Years teaching experience

N = 98

N = 134

N = 232

 • Mean (SD)

12.09 (9.68)

15.72 (11.49)

14.19 (10.98)

Specialist PE teacher

N = 98

N = 135

N = 233

 • yes

4 (4%)

2 (1%)

6 (3%)

 • yes

21 (17%)

30 (22%)

51 (20%)