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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO 401

Teachers - Gender Statistics

MR CORNWELL - asked the Minister for Education and Training on notice on 17 November 1992:

(1) How many male and female teachers respectively are there in ACT Government (a) primary schools; (b) high schools and (c) colleges.

(2j What steps are being taken to recruit additional male teachers to ACT primary schools?

MR WOOD - The answer to Mr Cornwells question is:

(1) ACT Teaching Service Staff

(as at 19 November 1992)

Sector Males Females Total

Admen Centres 30 63 93

Colleges 275 312 587

High Schools 285 499 784

Primary Schools 182 984 1166

Pre Schools 1 100 101

Combined Schools 33 59 92

Education Centres 29 124 153

Special Schools 12 74 86

-TOTAL 847 2,215 3,062

(2) The ACT Department of Education and Training recruits teachers according to the merit principle and Equal Employment Opportunity policy. The Department advertises vacancies widely within the ACT, and considers each application carefully to ensure that neither males nor females are discriminated against in the recruitment process.

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