House of Assembly: Tuesday, September 24, 2024

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Education Department Staff

In reply to the Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (26 June 2024). (Estimates Committee A)

The Hon. B.I. BOYER (Wright—Minister for Education, Training and Skills): I have been advised of the following:

Department for Education employees whose performance was identified as 'improved' as a result of performance support involvement between July 2019 and June 2024 is as follows:

Financial Year Teachers Employees Total
FY2020* 6 3 9
FY2021* 8 5 13
FY2022* 15 11 26
FY2023 26 18 44
FY2024 20 31 51
TOTAL 75 68 143
*Minimal data was recorded in these Financial Years.


Department for Education employees who were required to participate in a formal performance management process between July 2019 and June 2024 is as follows:

Financial Year Teachers Employees Total
FY2020 15 5 20
FY2021 11 6 17
FY2022 24 12 36
FY2023 12 4 16
FY2024 17 13 30
TOTAL* 79 40 119
Above data has been manually captured and as such are an approximation.


DfE employees who resigned as a result of performance support involvement between July 2019 and June 2024 is as follows:

Financial Year Teachers Employees Total
FY2020 26 10 36
FY2021 24 22 46
FY2022 35 20 55
FY2023 31 28 59
FY2024 27 29 56
TOTAL 143 109 252


Department for Education employees that did not have their contract renewed following performance support involvement between July 2019 and June 2024 is as follows:

Financial Year Teachers Employees Total
FY2020* 1 1 2
FY2021* 0 4 4
FY2022* 2 3 5
FY2023 3 2 5
FY2024 6 4 10
TOTAL 12 14 26
*Minimal data was recorded in these Financial Years


Department for Education employees that had their employment terminated as a result of performance support involvement between July 2019 and June 2024 is as follows:

Financial Year Teachers Employees Total
FY2020 4 0 4
FY2021 6 4 10
FY2022 3 7 10
FY2023 8 2 10
FY2024* 1 7 8
TOTAL 22 20 42
*Focus on early support resulting in fewer terminations