School and teacher characteristics (n = 337)
| Proportion n (%) | |
|---|---|
| School characteristics | |
| School typea | |
| Government/public | 276 (81.9) |
| Independent/private | 16 (4.7) |
| Catholic | 48 (14.2) |
| Otherb | 1 (0.3) |
| Rurality | |
| Major city | 211 (62.6) |
| Inner regional city | 83 (24.6) |
| Outer regional city | 15 (4.5) |
| Missing | 28 (8.3) |
| Area level socioeconomic position | |
| Low (IRSAD decile 1–4) | 121 (35.9) |
| Medium (IRSAD decile 5–7) | 101 (30.0) |
| High (IRSAD decile 8–10) | 85 (25.2) |
| Missing | 30 (8.9) |
| School sizec | |
| Small (≥15 to ≤200 students) | 77 (22.9) |
| Medium (>200 to <300 students) | 29 (8.6) |
| Large (≥300 students) | 216 (64.1) |
| Missing | 15 (4.5) |
| Teacher characteristics | |
| Grades taughtd | |
| Foundation (prep) | 98 (29.1) |
| Grade 1 | 114 (33.8) |
| Grade 2 | 113 (33.5) |
| Grade 3 | 106 (31.5) |
| Grade 4 | 96 (28.5) |
| Grade 5 | 95 (28.2) |
| Grade 6 | 93 (27.6) |
| Time as a primary school teacher (years) | |
| 0–5 | 89 (26.4) |
| 6–10 | 95 (28.2) |
| 11–15 | 54 (16.0) |
| ≥16 | 87 (25.8) |
| Missing | 12 (3.6) |
| Time in current role (years) | |
| 0–5 | 179 (53.1) |
| 6–10 | 82 (24.3) |
| 11–15 | 36 (10.7) |
| ≥16 | 29 (8.6) |
| Missing | 11 (3.3) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 310 (92.0) |
| Male | 20 (5.9) |
| Prefer to self-describe | 1 (0.3) |
| Prefer not to answer | 6 (1.8) |
| Proportion | |
|---|---|
| Government/public | 276 (81.9) |
| Independent/private | 16 (4.7) |
| Catholic | 48 (14.2) |
| Otherb | 1 (0.3) |
| Major city | 211 (62.6) |
| Inner regional city | 83 (24.6) |
| Outer regional city | 15 (4.5) |
| Missing | 28 (8.3) |
| Low (IRSAD decile 1–4) | 121 (35.9) |
| Medium (IRSAD decile 5–7) | 101 (30.0) |
| High (IRSAD decile 8–10) | 85 (25.2) |
| Missing | 30 (8.9) |
| Small (≥15 to ≤200 students) | 77 (22.9) |
| Medium (>200 to <300 students) | 29 (8.6) |
| Large (≥300 students) | 216 (64.1) |
| Missing | 15 (4.5) |
| Foundation (prep) | 98 (29.1) |
| Grade 1 | 114 (33.8) |
| Grade 2 | 113 (33.5) |
| Grade 3 | 106 (31.5) |
| Grade 4 | 96 (28.5) |
| Grade 5 | 95 (28.2) |
| Grade 6 | 93 (27.6) |
| 0–5 | 89 (26.4) |
| 6–10 | 95 (28.2) |
| 11–15 | 54 (16.0) |
| ≥16 | 87 (25.8) |
| Missing | 12 (3.6) |
| 0–5 | 179 (53.1) |
| 6–10 | 82 (24.3) |
| 11–15 | 36 (10.7) |
| ≥16 | 29 (8.6) |
| Missing | 11 (3.3) |
| Female | 310 (92.0) |
| Male | 20 (5.9) |
| Prefer to self-describe | 1 (0.3) |
| Prefer not to answer | 6 (1.8) |
Note(s): a,dPercentages do not sum to 100% as teachers could work in more than one school type (e.g. relief teacher) and teach more than one grade
bSpecified special school. A special school provides specialist support for children experiencing disability or with needs that are not met by mainstream school
cSchool size reported according to classifications in the Australian Education Act
IRSAD = Index of Relative Socioeconomic Advantage and Disadvantage
Source(s): Authors’ own work
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