❓ Question on Notice regarding principal resignations in WA public schools in 2025 and the reported reasons, specifically stress and burnout. The answer reveals limitations in data collection preventing a precise response.
AnsweredQoN 1384Legislative Assembly
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I refer to WA public schools and I ask: (a) How many principals resigned from their role at public primary schools in 2025; (b) How many principals resigned from their role at public secondary schools in 2025; and (c) Of the principals identified in (a) and (b), how many cited stress or burnout as a reason for their resignation in their departmental exit survey?
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Answered
10 March 2026
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
10 days
The Department’s Staff Exit Survey is voluntary and anonymous, and response figures are representative of the survey completion date and are not necessarily aligned with resignation date.
(a) 12
(b) 1
(c) Not Applicable. Principals are not separately identified in the Staff Exit Survey; they are counted as School Administrators, along with Deputy Principals and Heads of Learning Areas/Departments.
(a) 12
(b) 1
(c) Not Applicable. Principals are not separately identified in the Staff Exit Survey; they are counted as School Administrators, along with Deputy Principals and Heads of Learning Areas/Departments.
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