High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Teacher Numbers
2007 figures show that the full-time equivalent number of teachers was:
- school-based teachers 51,893
- pre-school teachers 1,514
- visiting teachers 1,076
| school-based teachers | 51,983 |
| pre-school teachers | 1,514 |
| visiting teachers | 1,076 |
Pupil teacher ratios have been improving since 1997.
Pupil teacher ratios
| 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|
Primary | 19.9 | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 16.0 |
Secondary | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.7 |
Special | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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