Departmental Staff

In reply to Mr GARDNER (Morialta) (29 July 2016). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for Higher Education and Skills): I have been advised of the following:

As at the last pay day in June 2016 there were 222 employees on secondment, loan or any other form of temporary arrangements from schools to a central location compared to 276 employees as at June 2015.

Please note that the administrative systems for extrapolating data on the department's workforce are not structured to precisely extract employees who are specifically based at central office. The numbers include employees appointed under Section 101B of the Education Act or as a seconded teacher and who are working in a central location.