09 Feb 2023
The Teacher Attraction and Retention Plan 2023-2028 
(1Mb) identifies teacher workforce requirements for the ACT public education system for the next five years and includes a commitment to annual target setting and public reporting.
The Plan outlines the commitment by Government to continue to implement the 20 recommendations outlined in the Teacher Shortage Taskforce – Final Report to support the Education Directorate in achieving its annual teacher recruitment targets.
The actions will ensure we continue to increase teacher availability, attract educators to work in our schools and support and retain current educators.
Between 2020 and 2021 the ACT had the highest growth in school aged population and student enrolment figures in the nation. The Education Directorate projects ACT public school enrolments will continue to grow each year to 2028 with between 210 and 348 full-time equivalent teachers needing to be employed each year.
In a climate of national decline of graduate teachers, the Plan identifies the challenges of the demand for qualified teachers for a growing system along with a portion of the workforce leaving due to retirement or resignation.
The ACT Government will continue to provide all ACT public schools with funding levels that exceed the national Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).
Our plan focuses on teacher workforce requirements of the ACT to ensure the Directorate can continue to attract, develop and retain a workforce that will deliver learning outcomes for children and young people in the ACT.