‘Primary’ denotes Kindergarten to Year 6 and ‘Secondary’ spans Years 7 to 12 unless specified otherwise.
Figure A9: Organisational chart at 30 June 2023
Table A24: School-based teaching staff(a) by education category(b)(c)(d) and female or male 2023
| Education category | Female | Male | Total numbers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Primary | 10,421 | 84.5 | 1,912 | 15.5 | 12,333 |
| Secondary | 5,317 | 60.9 | 3,418 | 39.1 | 8,736 |
| Education support | 789 | 84.5 | 145 | 15.5 | 934 |
| Total | 16,527 | 75.1 | 5,476 | 24.9 | 22,002 |
(a) Full‑time equivalents at Semester 1 student census including teachers at community kindergartens. Based on counting method used for National Schools Statistics Collection that does not include staff on extended leave.
(b) Staff apportioned to education category based on proportion of students in each education category.
(c) Two staff recorded as Indeterminate/Intersex.
(d) Due to rounding, rows and columns may not add to totals and row percentages may not add to 100%.
Source: System and School Performance
Table A25: Teacher retirements and resignations 2018 to 2022
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | 550 | 556 | 541 | 586 | 729 |
| Resignation | 586 | 604 | 622 | 805 | 1,275 |
Source: Workforce