A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2007 inquires about teacher long service leave, vacancies in government schools at the start of the school year, and subjects with shortages. The response details the number of offers from teachers on leave, the total vacancies, and the subject areas affected.

AnsweredQoN 1810Legislative Assembly
Asked
27 February 2007
Portfolio
Education and Training

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(1) How many teachers were on long service leave on 1 January in each of the last 5 years?
(2) How many teachers, if any, were recalled from long service leave to fill vacancies at the beginning of the 2007 school year?
(3) How many teachers on long service leave offered to fill vacancies at the beginning of the 2007 school year?
(4) How many vacancies were there in Western Australian government schools at the beginning of Term 1 this year?
(5) At which government schools did these vacancies occur?
(6) How many of these vacancies were in primary school classes?
(7) With regard to the vacancies in secondary schools, in which subjects did the vacancies occur?

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Answered
3 April 2007
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
35 days
(2) None (3) 12 offers received by the Staffing Directorate (4) 222 vacancies as at 30 January, noon (5) See table paper no. (6) 35 (7) Art and Craft, Agriculture, Business Education, Computing, Career and Vocational Education, Design and Technology, English, Education Support, Home Economics, Library, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading Resource, Science, Society and Environment and Teachers of Low Achievers
(3) 12 offers received by the Staffing Directorate (4) 222 vacancies as at 30 January, noon (5) See table paper no. (6) 35 (7) Art and Craft, Agriculture, Business Education, Computing, Career and Vocational Education, Design and Technology, English, Education Support, Home Economics, Library, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading Resource, Science, Society and Environment and Teachers of Low Achievers
(4) 222 vacancies as at 30 January, noon (5) See table paper no. (6) 35 (7) Art and Craft, Agriculture, Business Education, Computing, Career and Vocational Education, Design and Technology, English, Education Support, Home Economics, Library, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading Resource, Science, Society and Environment and Teachers of Low Achievers
(5) See table paper no. (6) 35 (7) Art and Craft, Agriculture, Business Education, Computing, Career and Vocational Education, Design and Technology, English, Education Support, Home Economics, Library, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading Resource, Science, Society and Environment and Teachers of Low Achievers
(6) 35 (7) Art and Craft, Agriculture, Business Education, Computing, Career and Vocational Education, Design and Technology, English, Education Support, Home Economics, Library, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading Resource, Science, Society and Environment and Teachers of Low Achievers
(7) Art and Craft, Agriculture, Business Education, Computing, Career and Vocational Education, Design and Technology, English, Education Support, Home Economics, Library, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading Resource, Science, Society and Environment and Teachers of Low Achievers

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