❓ A parliamentary question seeking a breakdown of staff numbers (teachers, aides, admin) in South West government schools. The answer refers to a tabled paper containing the requested data, with caveats regarding data interpretation.
AnsweredQoN 4012Legislative Council
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In 2016, for each government school in the South West region, how many staff are employed as: (a) teachers; (b) teachers aides; and (c) administration staff?
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Answered
21 June 2016
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
77 days
a. – c. See tabled paper no.
Please note that the data is as at 7 April 2016 pay and is headcount by school and the specified labour groups as extracted from the Department of Education’s HRMIS. Employees may be included more than once if they work at multiple schools or across different labour groups. The headcount does not include casual employees.
Teachers includes all Teaching Award staff. Teachers Aides includes all Education Assistants Award staff, including but not limited to, special needs education assistants, mainstream education assistants, ethnic assistants, and Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers. The Administration group includes Public Service, Ministerial and Government Officers employees.
Employment levels will change throughout the year, and are generally higher during term and lower during vacation periods.
Principals are responsible for determining the portion of their one-line budget to be spent on salaries and for determining the profile of staff they wish to employ.
Please note that the data is as at 7 April 2016 pay and is headcount by school and the specified labour groups as extracted from the Department of Education’s HRMIS. Employees may be included more than once if they work at multiple schools or across different labour groups. The headcount does not include casual employees.
Teachers includes all Teaching Award staff. Teachers Aides includes all Education Assistants Award staff, including but not limited to, special needs education assistants, mainstream education assistants, ethnic assistants, and Aboriginal and Islander Education Officers. The Administration group includes Public Service, Ministerial and Government Officers employees.
Employment levels will change throughout the year, and are generally higher during term and lower during vacation periods.
Principals are responsible for determining the portion of their one-line budget to be spent on salaries and for determining the profile of staff they wish to employ.
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