WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of teachers receiving regional incentives and their distribution across Education Regions from 2023 to Semester 1, 2025. The data shows an increase in teachers receiving incentives in 2024, with slight decrease in Semester 1 2025.

AnsweredQoN 377Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 August 2025
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Education

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I refer to the temporary regional incentives used for the attraction and retention of teachers and school leaders in regional areas, and I ask: (a) How many teachers received an incentive in each of the following school years: (i) 2023; (ii) 2024; and (iii) Semester 1, 2025; and (b) Of those teachers referred to in (a), what is their breakdown by Education Region?

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Answered
18 September 2025
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
11 days
(a)   - (b)
(i)
2023
(ii)
2024
(iii)
Semester 1, 2025
Headcount
(a)   Total
1,276
2,072
1,865
(b)
Goldfields
308
308
271
Kimberley
441
451
411
Midwest
121
317
281
Pilbara
300
344
299
Southwest
15
335
302
Wheatbelt
115
336
301
Totals for each year may not equal the sum of regional figures, as some staff changed regions mid-year.

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