Page 2087 - Week 06 - Thursday, 9 June 2022

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There have been 337 permanent school-based teachers that have left the system in the last two years (1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021).

The following table provides a breakdown of school-based teacher separations by classification:

Classification

2020

2021

Total

Classroom Teacher

141

150

291

School Leader C

(Executive Teacher)

13

16

29

School Leader B

(Deputy Principal)

5

4

9

School Leader A

(Principal)

5

3

8

Total

164

173

337

The following table provides a breakdown of teacher separations by separation reason:

Separation reason

2020

2021

Total

Resignation

100

111

211

Retirement

61

59

120

Other

3

3

6

Total

164

173

337

The following should be noted in the interpretation of this data:

These figures reflect school-based teachers only and do not include teachers in office-based positions in the Education Support Office.

In many instances, staff members will leave their permanent role but continued to be employed in temporary or casual positions, particularly for staff transitioning to retirement. In these instances, they will be recorded as a permanent separation, despite continuing to work in the system.

Reporting of temporary or casual staff leaving the system is unreliable and has therefore not been included. This can be due to staff working in permanent, temporary or casual positions concurrently or switching between modes of employment. Because of this, a single employee can be recorded as ceasing as a temporary or casual employee multiple times within a reporting period despite continuing to be employed as a permanent employee.

Schools—safety

Ms Berry (in reply to a supplementary question by Ms Lawder on Wednesday, 4 May 2022):

As at 9 May 2022, ACT Policing have been contacted by an ACT public school or contacted an ACT public school in relation to an incident or matter involving a student, community or safety issue on 30 occasions during the 2022 school year. This number is based on incidents reported by schools in line with incident reporting procedures.


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