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
Employment status of employees
Teaching workforce
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
Gender balance in promoted positions
