❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding worker's compensation claims made by public school teachers against the Department of Education, focusing on claims related to assaults and stress/overwork from 2021-2024.
AnsweredQoN 195Legislative Council
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I refer to worker's compensation claims made against the Department of Education, and I ask: (a) how many worker's compensation claims were made to the Department of Education by Western Australian (WA) public school teachers in the 2024 school year; (b) of the number given in (a), how many claims were the result of physical injuries sustained by being assaulted at school; (c) of the number given in (a), how many claims cited "stress" or overwork as a significant reason for making their claim; and (d) what is the equivalent answer for (a) and (b) for the following school years: (i) 2023; (ii) 2022; and (iii) 2021?
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Answered
12 August 2025
Responded by
Leader of the House representing the Minister for Education
Response time
9 days
(a) – (d)(i-iii)
(a)
(d) (i)
(d) (ii)
(d) (iii)
Calendar Year
2024
2023
2022
2021
(a)
Teacher claims
883
895
727
734
(b)
Being assaulted by person or persons
152
156
131
114
(c)
Stress or overwork
91
100
88
68
Data obtained from Insurance Commission of WA (ICWA) – Number of Claims by School Year, Claim Type, Mechanism and Occupation, as at 21 May 2025 and includes declined claims. ICWA is unable to provide detail of accepted versus declined claims.
(a)
(d) (i)
(d) (ii)
(d) (iii)
Calendar Year
2024
2023
2022
2021
(a)
Teacher claims
883
895
727
734
(b)
Being assaulted by person or persons
152
156
131
114
(c)
Stress or overwork
91
100
88
68
Data obtained from Insurance Commission of WA (ICWA) – Number of Claims by School Year, Claim Type, Mechanism and Occupation, as at 21 May 2025 and includes declined claims. ICWA is unable to provide detail of accepted versus declined claims.
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