❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice 1349 requested and received a breakdown of teacher headcount and FTE in WA public primary and secondary schools from 2019-2022, including permanent positions.
AnsweredQoN 1349Legislative Council
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(1) Can the Minister provide a breakdown, by headcount and FTE, the total number of school teachers employed by the Department of Education in public primary and secondary schools in the following years: (a) 2019; (b) 2020; (c) 2021; and (d) 2022? (2) Of those referred to in (1) (a-d), can the Minister advise, by headcount and FTE, the total number of school teachers employed on a permanent basis?
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Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Education
Response time
3 days
(1)
Headcount
School type
2019
(as of 31/10/2019)
2020
(as of 29/10/2020)
2021
(as of 28/10/2021)
2022
(as of 27/10/2022)
Primary
13,999
14,133
14,683
14,832
Secondary
8,289
8,510
8,854
8,975
FTE
School type
2019
2020
2021
2022
Primary
12,212.3
12,266.6
12,699.6
12,893.2
Secondary
7,877.3
8,064.3
8,328.1
8,460.0
(2)
Permanent Headcount
School type
2019
(as of 31/10/2019)
2020
(as of 29/10/2020)
2021
(as of 28/10/2021)
2022
(as of 27/10/2022)
Primary
11,392
11,611
11,776
11,684
Secondary
7,009
7,243
7,444
7,581
Permanent FTE
School type
2019
2020
2021
2022
Primary
9,547.4
9,732.9
9,887.9
9,775.1
Secondary
6,415.1
6,631.7
6,811.4
6,878.2
The paid headcount and paid FTE figures in the above tables represent Teachers Award staff employed at a school with the classification type of “Primary School” and “Secondary School” only. It does not include staff employed at other school classification types such as district high schools, K-12 schools and, education support schools and centres.
Headcount and FTE numbers are based on staff employed under the Teaching Award and include principals, school psychologists and staff in schools of the air and remote community schools.
Headcount can fluctuate by pay period and is therefore based on the number of permanent and fixed-term employees (excluding casual employees) at the pay periods 31 October 2019, 29 October 2020, 28 October 2021, and 27 October 2022 respectively.
FTE is calculated on the average number of full-time equivalent employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) paid in the calendar year.
Headcount
School type
2019
(as of 31/10/2019)
2020
(as of 29/10/2020)
2021
(as of 28/10/2021)
2022
(as of 27/10/2022)
Primary
13,999
14,133
14,683
14,832
Secondary
8,289
8,510
8,854
8,975
FTE
School type
2019
2020
2021
2022
Primary
12,212.3
12,266.6
12,699.6
12,893.2
Secondary
7,877.3
8,064.3
8,328.1
8,460.0
(2)
Permanent Headcount
School type
2019
(as of 31/10/2019)
2020
(as of 29/10/2020)
2021
(as of 28/10/2021)
2022
(as of 27/10/2022)
Primary
11,392
11,611
11,776
11,684
Secondary
7,009
7,243
7,444
7,581
Permanent FTE
School type
2019
2020
2021
2022
Primary
9,547.4
9,732.9
9,887.9
9,775.1
Secondary
6,415.1
6,631.7
6,811.4
6,878.2
The paid headcount and paid FTE figures in the above tables represent Teachers Award staff employed at a school with the classification type of “Primary School” and “Secondary School” only. It does not include staff employed at other school classification types such as district high schools, K-12 schools and, education support schools and centres.
Headcount and FTE numbers are based on staff employed under the Teaching Award and include principals, school psychologists and staff in schools of the air and remote community schools.
Headcount can fluctuate by pay period and is therefore based on the number of permanent and fixed-term employees (excluding casual employees) at the pay periods 31 October 2019, 29 October 2020, 28 October 2021, and 27 October 2022 respectively.
FTE is calculated on the average number of full-time equivalent employees (including permanent, fixed-term and casual employees) paid in the calendar year.
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