Our workforce

Total workforce
Sector	FTE	Number
Schools	6,841.64	8,566
In-school support	336.63	424
School sector total	7,178.27	8,990
Non-School Sector
Archives Office of Tasmania	23.66	26
Corporate Services	243.29	255
Internal Audit	7.00	7
Library and Information Services	267.02	370
Office for Educational Review	12.30	13
Office of Post-Compulsory Education and Training	131.49	151
School Education	258.32	268
Office of the Tasmanian Qualifications Authority	25.30	26
Teachers Registration Board	4.00	6
Non-school sector total	972.38	1,122
Overall total	8,150.65	10,112

Indigenous Australians employed

At 30 June 2006, 89 individuals identifying as Indigenous Australians were employed by the department, representing 0.88% of the total workforce.

School employees

Pie chart of school employees

Employment status of employees

Pie chart showing employment status of employees

Teachers employed
Position	Number	FTE
Base grade teachers	4,791	4,071.31
Advanced skills teachers	461	449.99
Principals and assistant principals	359	357.00
Total	5,611	4,878.30

Appointment of permanent base grade teachers
Position	2003	2004	2005
New graduates appointed through scholarship program	42	37	28
Appointments through merit selection	177	115	94
Conversions to permanent status	11	15	260

Average age of teachers
Position	Female	Male
Base grade teachers	43.1	42.8
Advanced skills teachers	46.9	48.4
Principals and assistant principals	49.2	50.3

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