❓ Mr. Staltari asks about the Department of Education's Leap program, specifically completion numbers for various teacher training courses in 2024. The answer provides data on teachers requalifying into additional learning areas, including those with primary qualifications moving into secondary areas.
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I refer to the Leap program facilitated by the Department of Education, and I ask: (a) How many teachers successfully completed the Leap program in the 2024 school year; (b) For the 2024 school year, how many teachers completed courses in the following categories: (i) A course to transition from primary to secondary teaching; (ii) A course to train in another learning area; and (iii) Another course not captured in the above; and (c) For the courses listed in (b)(iii), please provide a list of these courses, along with a breakdown of the number of teachers that completed each of these courses in the 2024 school year?
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Answered
14 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
12 days
The process to capture Leap program data has changed since September 2024. The following represents the number of completions for courses which requalify the teacher into an additional learning area.
(a) 183
(b) (i) The Leap program does not provide a distinct course to transition from primary to secondary teaching. It provides training to teachers to transition between curriculum areas, with 15 of the offered courses in learning areas specific for secondary teaching. Of the 183 teachers completing a Leap course:
· 81 had a primary qualification
· 3 had an early childhood qualification.
(ii) 141
(iii) 42
(c) The 42 teachers who completed the Special and Inclusive Education Graduate Certificate are able to work across K–12 Education Support settings.
(a) 183
(b) (i) The Leap program does not provide a distinct course to transition from primary to secondary teaching. It provides training to teachers to transition between curriculum areas, with 15 of the offered courses in learning areas specific for secondary teaching. Of the 183 teachers completing a Leap course:
· 81 had a primary qualification
· 3 had an early childhood qualification.
(ii) 141
(iii) 42
(c) The 42 teachers who completed the Special and Inclusive Education Graduate Certificate are able to work across K–12 Education Support settings.
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