DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION
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Teaching workforce summary

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

 

Employment status of teachers
Employment status Number Average age
Female
Full-time fixed term 298 33.15
Full-time permanent 2,219 44.36
Part-time fixed term 386 41.44
Part-time permanent 1,219 44.78
All female 4,122 43.40
Male
Full-time fixed term 129 35.59
Full-time permanent 1,161 45.59
Part-time fixed term 116 42.34
Part-time permanent 164 46.34
All male 1,570 44.61
All teachers 5,692 43.73

 

Average age of teachers
  2003 2004 2005
Teacher type F M F M F M
Base grade teachers 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.7 42.9 42.9
Advanced skills teachers 45.9 47.8 46.2 48.4 46.6 48.2
Principals and assistant principals 48.1 49.9 48.8 50.1 49.1 50.4

 

Age breakdown for principals and assistant principals
Age group 2003 2004 2005
25-29 0 0 1
30-34 8 7 5
35-39 10 10 14
40-44 62 53 41
45-49 118 115 115
50-54 126 125 131
55-59 53 57 61
60-64 12 12 15
65-69 1 1 0
Total 390 380 383

 

Gender balance in promoted positions
  2003 2004 2005
Teacher type F M Total F M Total F M Total
Advanced skills teachers 230 240 470 258 222 480 260 216 476
Principals and assistant principals 175 214 389 172 208 380 176 207 383
Total 405 454 859 430 430 860 436 423 859