In the following tables, ‘Primary’ includes Kindergarten to Year 6 students and ‘Secondary’ includes Year 7 to 12 students (unless specified otherwise).
Figure A5: Organisational chart at 30 June 2024
Table A25: School-based teaching staff(a) by education category(b) and female or male 2024(c)(d)
| Education category | Female | Male | Total numbers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Primary | 10,593 | 84.6 | 1,934 | 15.4 | 12,528 |
| Secondary | 5,405 | 60.9 | 3,469 | 39.1 | 8,875 |
| Education support | 834 | 86.2 | 133 | 13.8 | 967 |
| Total | 16,833 | 75.3 | 5,537 | 24.8 | 22,369 |
(a) Full‑time equivalents at Semester 1 student census including teachers at community kindergartens. Based on counting method used for the National Schools Statistics Collection that does not include staff on extended leave.
(b) Staff apportioned to education category based on the student cohort in each school.
(c) Two staff recorded as Indeterminate/Intersex are excluded.
(d) Rows and columns may not add to totals and row percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.
Source: System and School Performance
Table A26: Teacher retirements and resignations 2019 to 2023
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | 556 | 541 | 586 | 729 | 632 |
| Resignation | 604 | 622 | 805 | 1,275 | 1,263 |
Source: Workforce