New data reveals a surge in the number of public school leaders dismissed for misconduct, reaching a decade-high in 2023.
The number of public school leaders dismissed for misconduct has reached a decade-high, with new data revealing 20 principals and deputy heads were fired in 2023. A NSW Education Department misconduct and performance report shows school leaders were dismissed for proven allegations of fraud, misuse of public resources or breaching the code of conduct. One permanent principal was sacked for poor performance.
Just 49 teachers were dismissed for performance concerns that year, out of a public school teaching workforce of 92,000. There were 25 teachers dismissed for sexual misconduct.Other reasons for school leader dismissal, which includes principals, deputies and assistant heads, included failure to manage conflicts of interest and duty of care. One principal was sacked for sexual misconduct with a student. Last month, the principal at Sir Joseph Banks High School and his brother-in-law were charged with 60 fraud and corruption offences after police alleged they embezzled $1.4 million of public funds for school building works. Rabieh Gharibeh and building company director Ahmed Charchouh were arrested after raids at properties in western Sydney where police seized cash, a ballistics vest and luxury watches. The matter is before the courts. Gharibeh is currently suspended from the department without pay.Data from December shows 268 teachers, 52 school executives and 59 principals are under investigation by the department’s Professional Ethical Standards unit for allegations of misconduct. Those figures are stable compared with the previous year. The department’s latest misconduct report, released on Tuesday, shows 1254 teachers were dismissed from the department for misconduct or poor performance over the past 16 years. Just over 100 teachers and principals were placed in an improvement program in 2023, while only 49 teachers were dismissed for poor performance, about 0.05 per cent of the workforc
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