Queensland to have one of nation’s worst teacher shortages, modelling suggests
by Joe Hinchliffe and Tamsin Rose from World news | The Guardian on (#5X4ST)
Modelling shows a 25% decline in the state's high school teaching graduates over five years
Queensland will have a shortage of more than 1,700 high school teachers within three years, according to federal government modelling which depicts a severe national shortfall in the number of secondary educators.
Documents obtained by Guardian Australia predict Queensland and New South Wales will bear the brunt of that shortfall, with each needing more than 1,700 teachers by 2025.
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