❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks the Minister for Education about the number of teachers employed in WA public primary and secondary schools, broken down by headcount and FTE, and the number employed on a permanent basis. The Minister provides the data in tabular form.
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TEACHERS — STAFF
238. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to teachers in Western Australian
public schools.
(1) Can the
minister advise, by headcount and FTE, the total number of school teachers
employed by the Department of Education in public primary schools and secondary
schools?
(2) Of those
referred to in (1), can the minister advise, by headcount and FTE, the total
number of school teachers employed on a permanent basis?
238. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Education:
I refer to teachers in Western Australian
public schools.
(1) Can the
minister advise, by headcount and FTE, the total number of school teachers
employed by the Department of Education in public primary schools and secondary
schools?
(2) Of those
referred to in (1), can the minister advise, by headcount and FTE, the total
number of school teachers employed on a permanent basis?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The answers to (1) and (2) are in tabular form and
then there are some notes that provide definitions and how FTE and headcount
are calculated. I seek leave to have that information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1)
School
type
Headcount
Full-time
equivalent
As
at 16 February 2023
As
at 16 February 2023
Primary
and Secondary
26,065
21,234
(2)
School
type
Headcount
Full-time
equivalent
As
at 16 February 2023
As
at 16 February 2023
Primary
and Secondary
20,477
17,299
Note:
The headcount and FTE figures in the above tables
represent teachers award staff employed at a school with the classification
type of ''Primary School'' and ''Secondary School'',
and does not include classification types such as District High Schools,
Kindergarten – Year 12 schools and
Education Support.
FTE is
calculated on the paid number of full-time equivalent employees (including
permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) based on the pay period of 16
February 2023.
Headcount
and FTE figures are based on staff employed under the teaching award and
include principals and deputy principals, school psychologists based in
schools, and staff in schools of the air and remote community schools.
some notice of the question. The answers to (1) and (2) are in tabular form and
then there are some notes that provide definitions and how FTE and headcount
are calculated. I seek leave to have that information incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1)
School
type
Headcount
Full-time
equivalent
As
at 16 February 2023
As
at 16 February 2023
Primary
and Secondary
26,065
21,234
(2)
School
type
Headcount
Full-time
equivalent
As
at 16 February 2023
As
at 16 February 2023
Primary
and Secondary
20,477
17,299
Note:
The headcount and FTE figures in the above tables
represent teachers award staff employed at a school with the classification
type of ''Primary School'' and ''Secondary School'',
and does not include classification types such as District High Schools,
Kindergarten – Year 12 schools and
Education Support.
FTE is
calculated on the paid number of full-time equivalent employees (including
permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) based on the pay period of 16
February 2023.
Headcount
and FTE figures are based on staff employed under the teaching award and
include principals and deputy principals, school psychologists based in
schools, and staff in schools of the air and remote community schools.
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