❓ Mr. Staltari asks about the Department of Education's workforce FTE as of January 1, 2024, broken down by location. The Minister provides a detailed breakdown of FTE across various sites, including schools, the Royal Street office, and regional offices.
AnsweredQoN 1408Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Department of Education’s overall workforce, and I ask: (a) As of 1 January 2024, how many total FTE were employed by the Department of Education; and (b) Of the figure provided in (a), how many of those FTE are primarily employed at: (i) WA public schools; (ii) The Department of Education’s 151 Royal Street site; and (iii) Other sites not specified above – and please provide a breakdown of these sites?
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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
15 days
(a) 41,552.
(b) Of the figure provided in (a), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
(i) WA public schools – various locations
39,830
(ii) 151 Royal Street, East Perth
995
(iii) Other sites
727
Total
41,552
Of the figure provided in (b) (iii), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
33 Giles Avenue, Padbury
297
303 Sevenoaks St, Cannington (School Curriculum and Standards Authority)
167
2 Brook Street, East Perth
18
164-194 Oxford Street, Leederville
42
North Metropolitan Education Regional Office
83
South Metropolitan Education Regional Office
43
South West Education Regional Office
21
Kimberley Education Regional Office
15
Midwest Education Regional Office
14
Wheatbelt Education Regional Office
10
Goldfields Education Regional Office
9
Pilbara Education Regional Office
8
Total
727
Note: The FTE figures are calculated based on FTE employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) in the relevant pay period.
(b) Of the figure provided in (a), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
(i) WA public schools – various locations
39,830
(ii) 151 Royal Street, East Perth
995
(iii) Other sites
727
Total
41,552
Of the figure provided in (b) (iii), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
33 Giles Avenue, Padbury
297
303 Sevenoaks St, Cannington (School Curriculum and Standards Authority)
167
2 Brook Street, East Perth
18
164-194 Oxford Street, Leederville
42
North Metropolitan Education Regional Office
83
South Metropolitan Education Regional Office
43
South West Education Regional Office
21
Kimberley Education Regional Office
15
Midwest Education Regional Office
14
Wheatbelt Education Regional Office
10
Goldfields Education Regional Office
9
Pilbara Education Regional Office
8
Total
727
Note: The FTE figures are calculated based on FTE employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) in the relevant pay period.
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