Recent figures released by the Australian Sports Commission show that the popularity of golf amongst schools involved is on the rise. When the program begun in 2005, 79 schools had golf programs delivered to a total of 2138 students. In the first term of 2007, 50 school programs have already been delivered to 1326 students. Victorian schools have shown the most interest in golf, accounting for nearly half of the national AASC participation figures. 2005 2006 Term 1 2007 Total Programs Participants Programs Participants Programs Participants Programs Participants NSW 4 107 7 188 1 20 12 315 NT 3 80 3 80 0 0 6 160 QLD 12 418 20 527 8 230 40 1175 SA 12 279 14 293 7 156 33 728 TAS 7 157 9 228 3 72 19 457 VIC 33 945 43 1182 22 600 98 2727 WA 8 152 11 241 9 248 28 641 Total 79 2138 107 2739 50 1326 236 6203
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