Our workforce

Whole of department

Total workforce
School sector	FTE	Number
Schools	6,749.59	8,321
In school support	368.39	496
School sector total	7,117.98	8,817
Non-school sector
Archives Office of Tasmania	24.21	27
Corporate Services	223.58	235
Internal Audit	8.00	8
Library and Information Services	266.14	371
Office for Educational Review	13.30	15
OPCET	113.33	127
School Education	217.14	242
Office of the TQA	22.06	24
Teachers Registration Board	4.00	5
Non-school sector total	891.76	1,054
Total	8,009.74	9,871

Indigenous Australians employed

At 30 June, 84 individuals identifying as indigenous Australians were employed by the department, representing 0.9% of the total workforce.

School employees

Pie chart of school employees by school type.

Employment status of employees

Pie chart of employment status of employees.

Teachers employed
Teacher type	Number	FTE
Base grade teachers	4,833	4,109.24
Advanced skills teachers	476	464.22
Principals and assistant principals	383	380.60
Total	5,692	4,954.06

Appointment of permanent base grade teachers
Teacher type	2002	2003	2004
New graduates appointed through scholarship program	26	42	37
Appointments through merit selection	75	177	115
Conversions to permanent status	141	11	15

Average age of teachers
Teacher type	F	M
Base grade teachers	42.9	42.9
Advanced skills teachers	46.6	48.2
Principals and assistant principals	49.1	50.4

Age of principals and assistant principals

Graph showing age of principals and assistant principals.

Gender balance in promoted positions

Graph showing gender balance in promoted positions.