❓ Mr. Staltari's question seeks detailed data on the employment of final year pre-service teachers in WA public schools, broken down by employment type, region, and year. The response provides some data but lacks complete detail.
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(1) As at 1 February 2025, how many final year pre-service teachers were employed by the Department in WA public schools? (2) Based on the answer to (1), please provide a breakdown by the following employment categories: (a) Casual Teacher Pool; and (b) Pre-Service Teacher Fixed Term Pool? (3) Based on the answer to (2), please provide a breakdown of these numbers by Education Region? (4) What is the equivalent answer for (1), (2) and (3) for the 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 school years?
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Answered
26 June 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
11 days
(1 – 4)
Pre-service teachers (PST) can be employed directly by schools or through the PST Casual Teacher Pool or PST Fixed-Term Pool. For 2025, PST make up 0.47 per cent of the total teaching workforce.
(3)
(1) and (2)
(4)
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Pre-service teachers
138
238
81
13
7
2(a) Casual Teacher Pool
North Metropolitan region
0
6
5
0
0
South Metropolitan region
4
5
0
0
2(b) Pre-Service Teacher Fixed Term Pool
Midwest region
0
0
2
0
0
North Metropolitan region
3
3
2
0
0
South Metropolitan region
4
7
1
0
0
Goldfields region
2
0
0
Pre-service teachers (PST) can be employed directly by schools or through the PST Casual Teacher Pool or PST Fixed-Term Pool. For 2025, PST make up 0.47 per cent of the total teaching workforce.
(3)
(1) and (2)
(4)
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
Pre-service teachers
138
238
81
13
7
2(a) Casual Teacher Pool
North Metropolitan region
0
6
5
0
0
South Metropolitan region
4
5
0
0
2(b) Pre-Service Teacher Fixed Term Pool
Midwest region
0
0
2
0
0
North Metropolitan region
3
3
2
0
0
South Metropolitan region
4
7
1
0
0
Goldfields region
2
0
0
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