Hon ED DERMER asks about unfilled teaching positions for the 2013 school year and the Minister for Education responds, stating all vacancies are expected to be filled by the start of the school year.

AnsweredQoN 1034Legislative Council
Asked
29 November 2012
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Education

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TEACHING POSITIONS — 2013 SCHOOL YEAR
1034. Hon ED DERMER to the
Minister for Education:
(1) How many teaching positions for next year remain unfilled?
(2) How many of these positions are
projected to be unfilled on the first day of school in 2013?
(3) What is
the minister doing to ensure that all teaching positions will be filled by the
first day of school in 2013?
(4) Are any
agencies other than the Department of Education involved in the teacher
placement process; and, if so, which agencies and how is each of these agencies
involved?

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the
question.
(1) I am
advised by the Department of Education that the number of teaching vacancies
varies on an hourly basis as schools lodge new vacancies and as vacancies are
filled. This will continue until the start of the 2013 school year.
(2) None. We
anticipate the same outcome as was achieved in 2011 and 2012, when all
vacancies were filled.
(3) Independent
public schools are conducting their own staffing processes. All other schools
are being supported by central staffing personnel to ensure that all vacancies
are filled.
(4) No.

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