Mr Rundle asks about the number of teachers with Limited Registration or Limited Authority to Teach in WA public schools, broken down by metropolitan and regional areas. The answer clarifies the numbers of teachers with Limited Registration and notes that 'Limited Authority to Teach' is not a recognised term.

AnsweredQoN 1665Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 October 2024
Portfolio
Education

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I refer to teaching positions in WA public schools, and I ask: (a) How many Limited Registration Teachers are currently working in the public education system; (b) How many teachers with a Limited Authority to Teach are currently working in the public education system; and (c) Please provide a breakdown of numbers for metropolitan and regional schools?

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Answered
27 November 2024
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
12 days
a) As of 25 October 2024, 919 registered teachers hold Limited Registration and are authorised to work at one or more schools in the public education system.
b) Limited Authority to Teach is not a term that is contemplated within the scheme for teacher registration in Western Australia.
c) As of 25 October 2024, there were:
• 328 registered teachers who hold Limited Registration and are authorised to work in one or more metropolitan gove ment schools.
• 315 registered teachers who hold Limited Registration and are authorised to work in one or more regional government schools.
• 276 registered teachers who hold Limited Registration and are authorised to work in one or more gove ment schools that are either metropolitan or regional.

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