❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding staffing levels, teacher shortages, and class sizes in the North Metropolitan Education Region. The response provides data on librarians, deputy principals, teacher retirements, pre-service teachers, relief teachers, class sizes, cleaning contracts, and de-escalation training.
AnsweredQoN 709Legislative Assembly
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For the Department of Education, North Metropolitan Region, please detail: (a) How many Librarians were employed in 2022 by: (i) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE); and (ii) Headcount; (b) How many Librarians were seconded or re-employed as teachers between 2022 and 2023; (c) How many Deputy Principals were employed in 2022 by: (i) FTE; and (ii) Headcount; (d) How many Deputy Principals were seconded or re-employed as teachers between 2022 and 2023; (e) How many teachers retired in 2022-23: (i) How many retired teachers were recalled in the last financial year, as replacements could not be found for their roles even if this was only temporary; (f) How many pre-service teachers were deployed, in order to ensure that every classroom had a teacher; (g) How many relief teachers were deployed, in order to ensure that every classroom had a teacher; (h) What is the average class size per year level across the region; (i) How many cleaning contracts were not filled at the beginning of the school year; and (j) How many staff in the education region are currently trained in de-escalation tactics?
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Answered
9 May 2023
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
6 days
(a) (i) 15.1
(ii) 84
(b) One.
(c) (i) 501.9
(ii) 954
(d) 4
(e) In the financial year 2022 – 2023 year to date to March 2023, 190 teachers from this region retired.
(i) In the last financial year 2021 – 2022, of those teachers who retired, 4 were re-employed.
(f) In the 2023 school year to 30 March 2023, 41 pre-service teachers were employed.
(g) In the 2023 school year to 30 March 2023, 2,333 casual teachers were employed.
(h) Average Class Sizes – North Metropolitan Education Region
KIN
PRP
Y01
Y02
Y03
Y04
Y05
Y06
Y07
Y08
Y09
Y10
18.9
22.8
21.7
22.0
22.3
26.8
27.2
27.8
27.5
27.6
27.7
27.2
(i) Nil
(j) To obtain the relevant information to answer such a question would require a survey of all schools in the region.
(ii) 84
(b) One.
(c) (i) 501.9
(ii) 954
(d) 4
(e) In the financial year 2022 – 2023 year to date to March 2023, 190 teachers from this region retired.
(i) In the last financial year 2021 – 2022, of those teachers who retired, 4 were re-employed.
(f) In the 2023 school year to 30 March 2023, 41 pre-service teachers were employed.
(g) In the 2023 school year to 30 March 2023, 2,333 casual teachers were employed.
(h) Average Class Sizes – North Metropolitan Education Region
KIN
PRP
Y01
Y02
Y03
Y04
Y05
Y06
Y07
Y08
Y09
Y10
18.9
22.8
21.7
22.0
22.3
26.8
27.2
27.8
27.5
27.6
27.7
27.2
(i) Nil
(j) To obtain the relevant information to answer such a question would require a survey of all schools in the region.
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