‘Primary’ denotes Kindergarten to Year 6 and ‘Secondary’ spans Years 7 to 12 unless specified otherwise.
Figure A5: Organisational chart at 30 June 2021
Table A23: School-based teaching staff(a) by education category(b) and gender 2021
| Education category | Female | Male | Total numbers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Primary | 10,250 | 84.2 | 1,917 | 15.8 | 12,167 |
| Secondary | 5,198 | 60.9 | 3,343 | 39.1 | 8,541 |
| Education support | 731 | 83.6 | 143 | 16.4 | 874 |
| Total | 16,179 | 75.0 | 5,403 | 25.0 | 21,582 |
Source: System and School Performance
(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.
Table A24: Teacher retirements and resignations 2016 to 2020
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retirement | 542 | 566 | 550 | 556 | 541 |
| Resignation | 622 | 597 | 586 | 604 | 622 |
Source: Workforce