❓ Hon Donna Faragher asks for a staff breakdown (headcount and FTE) for the School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE) from 2019-2022. The Minister provides a detailed table with the requested data, categorized by staff type.
AnsweredQoN 676Legislative Council
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I refer to the School of Isolated and Distance Education (SIDE), and I ask, will the Minister provide a breakdown, by headcount and FTE, of each category of staff employed at SIDE in the following years: (a) 2019; (b) 2020; (c) 2021; and (d) 2022 (to date)?
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Answered
10 May 2022
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
2 days
(a)-(d)
All public schools in Western Australia, including SIDE, operate with a one-line budget that supports greater local control and decision-making by Principals and their school communities in determining how funds are spent. This provides schools with greater flexibility to develop educational programs and staffing profiles that best suit the needs of the school communities within budget parameters.
Category of staff
2019
2020
2021
2022
Headcount
FTE
Headcount
FTE
Headcount
FTE
Headcount
FTE
Teaching Award
125.0
114.8
146.0
124.1
158.0
134.7
167.0
137.7
Public Service
25.0
24.9
33.0
27.8
27.0
25.7
33.0
29.0
Education Assistant
5.0
2.4
6.0
2.8
6.0
4.7
7.0
3.8
School Officers
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.3
4.0
3.4
3.0
2.4
Cleaners and Gardeners
1.0
0.4
1.0
0.4
1.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
In line with the HR MOIR census methodology, headcount figures are calculated for permanent and fixed-term employees (excluding casual employees) and can fluctuate by pay period. The above headcount is at the pay periods 18 April 2019, 16 April 2020, 15 April 2021 and 14 April 2022 respectively.
FTE is calculated on the average number of full-time equivalent employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) that were paid in the calendar year. The figures for 2019, 2020 and 2021 are based on a full calendar year. The 2022 figure is calculated from the first pay period in the calendar year up to the current pay period (14 April 2022).
All public schools in Western Australia, including SIDE, operate with a one-line budget that supports greater local control and decision-making by Principals and their school communities in determining how funds are spent. This provides schools with greater flexibility to develop educational programs and staffing profiles that best suit the needs of the school communities within budget parameters.
Category of staff
2019
2020
2021
2022
Headcount
FTE
Headcount
FTE
Headcount
FTE
Headcount
FTE
Teaching Award
125.0
114.8
146.0
124.1
158.0
134.7
167.0
137.7
Public Service
25.0
24.9
33.0
27.8
27.0
25.7
33.0
29.0
Education Assistant
5.0
2.4
6.0
2.8
6.0
4.7
7.0
3.8
School Officers
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.3
4.0
3.4
3.0
2.4
Cleaners and Gardeners
1.0
0.4
1.0
0.4
1.0
0.5
1.0
0.5
In line with the HR MOIR census methodology, headcount figures are calculated for permanent and fixed-term employees (excluding casual employees) and can fluctuate by pay period. The above headcount is at the pay periods 18 April 2019, 16 April 2020, 15 April 2021 and 14 April 2022 respectively.
FTE is calculated on the average number of full-time equivalent employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) that were paid in the calendar year. The figures for 2019, 2020 and 2021 are based on a full calendar year. The 2022 figure is calculated from the first pay period in the calendar year up to the current pay period (14 April 2022).
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