High Level Summary of Statistics Trend Last update: Monday, June 23, 2008
Teacher Vacancies
Vacancy statistics show that generally there is not a shortage of teachers. However there are some difficulties in particular subject areas. Higher rates of vacancies are to be found in Maths, Home Economics and English. In February 2008 there were 200 vacancies that had lasted over 3 months.
Advertised vacancies at February
| Vacancies | Percentage of complement | Vacancies advertised for more than 3 months | Percentage of complement: for more than 3 months |
2002 | 663 | 1.4 | 275 | 0.6 |
2003 | 654 | 1.4 | 250 | 0.5 |
2004 | 790 | 1.6 | 335 | 0.7 |
2005 | 1,164 | 2.4 | 439 | 0.9 |
2006 | 774 | 1.6 | 245 | 0.5 |
| 2007 | 695 | 1.4 | 138 | 0.3 |
2008 | 607 | 1.2 | 200 | 0.4 |
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