Auditor general’s report says some regional schools rely on local retired teachers to cover staff absences, leading to lower educational outcomes
The “significant gaps” between the education and wellbeing outcomes of students in regional and remote parts ofand their city counterparts are unlikely to close, according to an audit of the education department’s strategy.
The scathing report handed down by the state’s auditor general, Margaret Crawford, found the department was “unlikely to achieve its vision” for education equality across the state due to shortcomings in its own strategy’s design and implementation. “The department is not addressing the complexities of delivering regional, rural and remote early childhood, school education and skills pathways,” the auditor found.“Key enabling factors such as resourcing a dedicated team, setting performance measures, and establishing suitable governance arrangements were not put in place to support effective implementation of the 2021 strategy.”
The situation was so severe the auditor called on the department to develop an entirely new strategy and report publicly on key performance indicators, which she found the department had failed to do thus far. The audit found there were more than 900 vacant teacher positions in regional and remote schools at the start of this year, amid a
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