Hon Simon Ehrenfeld asks the Minister for Education about teacher resignations in WA public schools during Term 1 2025, specifically regarding the number of resignations and the role of stress/burnout. The Minister provides the requested data.

AnsweredQoN 362Legislative Assembly
Asked
18 June 2025
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Education

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Teachers—Resignations
362. Hon Simon Ehrenfeld to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to Western
Australian public schools.
(1) How many school teachers resigned from their
role at WA primary schools in term 1 of 2025?
(2) How many school teachers resigned from their
role at WA public secondary schools in term 1 of 2025?
(3) Of the teachers identified in (1) and (2), how
many cited stress or burnout as a reason for their resignation in their
departmental exit survey?

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I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of Education
advises the following.
(1) There were 374. Of these, 113, or 30.2%, have
already been re-employed in the public system.
(2) There were 285. Of these, 56, or 19.6%, have already
been re-employed in the public system.
(3) There were 67.

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