❓ Mr. Staltari asks about teacher resignations in WA public schools in 2025, specifically primary and secondary, and the role of stress/burnout. The answer provides resignation numbers and notes limitations in data collection regarding reasons for resignation.
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I refer to WA public schools, and I ask: (a) How many teachers resigned from their role at public primary schools in 2025; (b) How many teachers resigned from their role at public secondary schools in 2025; and (c) Of the teachers identified in (a) and (b), how many cited stress or burnout as a reason for their resignation in their departmental exit survey?
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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
15 days
Teaching staff are defined as all staff employed under the Teachers Award excluding School Psychologists. Employees may resign from multiple regions or sites, and as such, the sum of the breakdowns may exceed the total distinct count.
It is not possible to separate primary and secondary teachers in the the Department’s Staff Exit Survey as it is voluntary and anonymous. Response figures are representative of the survey completion date and are not necessarily aligned with resignation date, so response in (c) may not be from the staff identified in (a) and (b).
In 2025, resignations decreased for primary teachers by 7 percent and 11 precent for secondary teachers.
(a) 661
(b) 514
(c) 253
It is not possible to separate primary and secondary teachers in the the Department’s Staff Exit Survey as it is voluntary and anonymous. Response figures are representative of the survey completion date and are not necessarily aligned with resignation date, so response in (c) may not be from the staff identified in (a) and (b).
In 2025, resignations decreased for primary teachers by 7 percent and 11 precent for secondary teachers.
(a) 661
(b) 514
(c) 253
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