C7 Staffing profile

During 2009-10 the number of staff employed by the Department increased by 120, from 5,488 in 2008-09 to the current level of 5,608. The majority of these new staff were employed in schools to implement the ACT Government’s average class size initiative and as a consequence of school enrolment increases. Staff increases were also due the need to support national partnership initiatives including the Building the Education Revolution program.

The ratio of male to female staff (22% to 78%) has remained constant from the previous reporting period. The average length of service of staff has increased from 8.2 years to 8.4 years, while the average age of the Department’s workforce has remained constant at just under 44 years of age.

The figures presented in this chapter are for paid headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) as at 24 June 2010. The figures have been provided by the Shared Services Centre, Department of Territory and Municipal Services.

The statistics exclude board members, staff not paid by the ACT Public Service and people on leave without pay. Staff members who had separated from the ACT Public Service but received a payment have been included.

Table C7.1: Headcount and full-time equivalent by gender
	Female	Male	Total	
Full-time equivalent	3,557.2	1,095.6	4,652.8	
Headcount	4,377	1,231	5,608	
Percentage of workforce (headcount)	78%	22%	100%	

Table C7.2: Employment category by headcount
Permanent	Temporary	Casual	Total	
4,032	689	887	5,608	

Table C7.3: Headcount by classification and gender
Classification	Female	Male	Total	
Administrative Service Officers	1,278	131	1,409	
Disability Officers	2	0	2	
Executive Officers	8	7	15	
General Service Officers and equivalent	6	115	121	
Health Professional Officers	12	1	13	
Information Technology Officers	2	17	19	
Professional Officers	1	0	1	
School Leaders	483	191	674	
Senior Officers	66	38	104	
Teachers	2,518	731	3,249	
Trainees and apprentices	1	0	1	
Total	4,377	1,231	5,608	

Table C7.4: Employment category by gender (headcount)
Employment categories	Female	Male	Total	
Casual	730	157	887	
Permanent full-time	2,182	815	2,997	
Permanent part-time	960	75	1,035	
Temporary full-time	247	124	371	
Temporary part-time	258	60	318	
Total	4,377	1,231	5,608	

Table C7.5: Length of service by gender (headcount)
Length of service in years	Female	Male	Total	
0-2	917	300	1,217	
2-4	660	184	844	
4-6	750	197	947	
6-8	489	112	601	
8-10	357	88	445	
10-12	155	53	208	
12-14	147	35	182	
14+	902	262	1,164	
Total	4,377	1,231	5,608	

Table C7.6: Average length of service by gender
Gender	Average length of service	
Female	8.3	
Male	8.6	
Overall	8.4	

Table C7.7: Age profile by gender (headcount)
Age groups	Female	Male	Total	
<20	17	8	25	
20-24	189	57	246	
25-29	489	155	644	
30-34	464	161	625	
35-39	487	150	637	
40-44	541	111	652	
45-49	549	139	688	
50-54	679	151	830	
55-59	557	146	703	
60-64	297	102	399	
65-69	82	36	118	
>70	26	15	41	
Total	4,377	1,231	5,608	

Table C7.8: Agency profile by full-time equivalent and headcount
Divisions	FTE	Headcount	
Chief Executive’s Office	3.0	3	
Deputy Chief Executive’s Office	3.0	3	
Corporate Services	102.2	106	
School Improvement	4,413.8	5,360	
Strategy and Coordination	63.2	64	
Tertiary and International Education	67.6	72	
Total	4,652.8	5,608	

Table C7.9: Agency profile by employment type
Divisions	Permanent	Temporary	Casual	Total	
Chief Executive’s Office	2	1	0	3	
Deputy Chief Executive’s Office	2	1	0	3	
Corporate Services	79	23	4	106	
School Improvement	3,827	653	880	5,360	
Strategy and Coordination	61	3	0	64	
Tertiary and International Education	61	8	3	72	
Total	4,032	689	887	5,608	

Table C7.10: Staff by equity and diversity categories by headcount
Equity categories	Headcount	Percentage of workforce	
A	Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employment	38	0.7%	
B	Culturally and linguistically diverse employment	530	9.5%	
C	Employment of people with a disability	65	1.2%	
	Employees identifying in any of the equity categories A, B and C*	623	11.1%	
D	Women	4,377	78.0%	

Note: * Employees who identify in more than one equity and diversity category (A, B and C) have been counted once.

For more information contact:
Director,
Human Resources Branch
Telephone: (02) 6205 9202