Number of schools and students in Australia

• There are 9,614 schools in Australia
• There are 4,042,512 enrolled at these schools
• 64.5% of Australian students attend government schools
• 19.7% attend private Catholic schools
• 15.9% attend independent schools
• There are 13.1 students for every teacher in Australian schools
• The percentage of students attended non-government schools has increased by 13% over the last two decades

Percentage of students by school affiliation

Year	Government	Non-Government
2002	68.6%	31.4%
2003	68.1%	31.9%
2004	67.7%	32.3%
2005	67.3%	32.7%
2006	66.9%	33.1%
2007	66.6%	33.4%
2008	66.1%	33.9%
2009	65.8%	34.2%
2010	65.6%	34.4%
2011	65.4%	34.6%
2012	65.2%	34.8%
2013	65.1%	34.9%
2014	65.1%	34.9%
2015	65.2%	34.8%
2016	65.4%	34.6%
2017	65.6%	34.4%
2018	65.7%	34.3%
2019	65.7%	34.3%
2020	65.6%	34.4%
2021	65.1%	34.9%
2022	64.5%	35.5%

Growth in number of students attending Australian schools

• In 2022, there was a 0.3% increase in the number of students attending Australian schools
• This equates to an additional 11,795 pupils
• The following regions saw the highest rates of new enrollments:
  • Western Australia: 0.9%
  • Australian Capital Territory: 0.8%
  • Victoria: 0.5%
  • South Australia: 0.5%

Gender breakdown of teachers in Australia over the years

• Of the 307,041 teaching staff in Australian schools 220,745 were female and 86,295 male
• That means 71.9% of all teachers in Australia are female and 28.1% are male
• There is a significantly higher proportion of male teachers in secondary schools (38.6%) than primary schools (18.0%)
• Since 2006, the percentage of male teachers has dropped in both primary and secondary schools

	Primary		Secondary
Year	Male	Female	Male	Female
2006	20.2%	79.8%	43.4%	56.6%
2007	19.7%	80.3%	43.2%	56.8%
2008	19.6%	80.4%	42.7%	57.3%
2009	19.5%	80.5%	42.3%	57.7%
2010	19.4%	80.6%	42.1%	57.9%
2011	19.3%	80.7%	41.8%	58.2%
2012	19.2%	80.8%	41.6%	58.4%
2013	19.0%	81.0%	41.3%	58.7%
2014	18.9%	81.1%	41.0%	59.0%
2015	18.5%	81.5%	40.3%	59.7%
2016	18.3%	81.7%	40.0%	60.0%
2017	18.3%	81.7%	39.7%	60.3%
2018	18.0%	82.0%	39.5%	60.5%
2019	18.2%	81.8%	39.2%	60.8%
2020	18.1%	81.9%	38.9%	61.1%
2021	18.0%	82.0%	38.8%	61.2%
2022	18.0%	82.0%	38.6%	61.4%

Number of schools in each State and territory

State	No. of schools
NSW	3,120
Victoria	2,279
Qld	1,791
SA	715
WA	1,116
Tasmania	262
NT	194
ACT	137

Teacher workload and pay in Australia

• Teachers in New South Wales work an average of 54 hours per week
• Teachers work an average of 15 hours unpaid overtime per week in Australia
• Real earnings for teachers are lower than they were 10 years ago for Australian teachers
• From 2020 to 2022, real earnings fell by 5.7% due to inflation and a salary cap on teachers pay
• The average student to teaching staff ratio for all schools was 13.1 students to one teacher
• Male teachers earn 83.3% of the average professional salary in 2021 and female teachers earn 93.5%
• Teachers in schools in poorer areas have 6 minutes less teaching time per hour than those in richer areas
• 60% of Australian teachers report that their professional development is negatively impacted by their work schedule
• There are 3,300 vacant teacher positions in Australia
• 30% fewer people are training to becoming teachers than in past years

Teacher well-being and satisfaction in Australia

• Only one third of teachers in Australia would recommend teaching as a career
• 70.8% of Australian teachers feel that the public does not respect teachers
• 56.7% of teachers believe that the parents of their students don’t respect teachers
• 90.9% of teachers believe politicians not respect teachers
• 49.1% of teachers believe that students don’t respect them
• 82.8% of teachers believe that the Australian media does not respect teachers
• Only 41.9% of teachers feel personally appreciated in their daily working lives
• Only 45.8% of teachers are satisfied in their job
• 1 in 5 teachers plan to quit the profession in the next 5 years
• 72.4% of teachers think they will change profession before they retire