❓ Mr. Staltari asks the Department of Education for a breakdown of its FTE employment as of January 1, 2017, including locations of employees. The Department provides the requested data.
AnsweredQoN 1415Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Department of Education’s overall workforce, and I ask: (a) As of 1 January 2017, how many total FTE were employed by the Department of Education; and (b) Of the figure provided in (a), how many of those FTE are primarily employed at: (i) WA public schools; (ii) The Department of Education’s 151 Royal Street site; and (iii) Other sites not specified above – and please provide a breakdown of these sites?
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Answered
14 April 2026
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
15 days
(a) 35,534.
(b) Of the figure provided in (a), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
(i) WA public schools – various locations
34,477
(ii) 151 Royal Street, East Perth
807
(iii) Other sites
250
Total
35,534
Of the figure provided in (b) (iii), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
33 Giles Avenue, Padbury
98
303 Sevenoaks St, Cannington (School Curriculum and Standards Authority)
0
2 Brook Street, East Perth
0
164-194 Oxford Street, Leederville
39
North Metropolitan Education Regional Office
29
South Metropolitan Education Regional Office
34
South West Education Regional Office
11
Kimberley Education Regional Office
8
Midwest Education Regional Office
7
Wheatbelt Education Regional Office
7
Goldfields Education Regional Office
8
Pilbara Education Regional Office
9
Total
250
Note: The FTE figures are calculated based on FTE employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) in the relevant pay period.
(b) Of the figure provided in (a), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
(i) WA public schools – various locations
34,477
(ii) 151 Royal Street, East Perth
807
(iii) Other sites
250
Total
35,534
Of the figure provided in (b) (iii), these FTE were primarily employed at:
Site
FTE
33 Giles Avenue, Padbury
98
303 Sevenoaks St, Cannington (School Curriculum and Standards Authority)
0
2 Brook Street, East Perth
0
164-194 Oxford Street, Leederville
39
North Metropolitan Education Regional Office
29
South Metropolitan Education Regional Office
34
South West Education Regional Office
11
Kimberley Education Regional Office
8
Midwest Education Regional Office
7
Wheatbelt Education Regional Office
7
Goldfields Education Regional Office
8
Pilbara Education Regional Office
9
Total
250
Note: The FTE figures are calculated based on FTE employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) in the relevant pay period.
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