Staff in Australia's Schools, 2010

The project used an online survey of large national samples to provide a detailed picture of the Australian teacher and school leader workforces, and to gather information to assist in future planning. The survey ran from August to December 2010. The survey was structured around four populations: Primary Teachers; Secondary Teachers; Primary Leaders; and Secondary Leaders. ‘Leaders’ were defined as Principals, Deputy/Vice Principals, and their equivalents in the different school systems. The design meant that all eligible teachers in Australia had an approximately equal probability of selection. Final survey responses were received from 4,599 primary teachers (final response rate 34%), 10,876 secondary teachers (32%), 741 primary leaders (44%) and 838 secondary leaders (39%). The project was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and conducted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) in collaboration with a representative Advisory Committee. The study is similar in scope to the "Staff in Australia's Schools 2007" survey (ADA studies 01153-01156) that was conducted by ACER and the Australian College of Educators on behalf of the former Australian Government Department of Education, Science and training (DEST). Both the SiAS surveys are similar in scope to the 1999 survey "Teachers in Australian Schools" that was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) and conducted by the Australian College of Educators (ACE).