40721 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Education

Written Question

Published date: 04 Sep 2025

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Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	40721 (2025)
Question asked:	21 Aug 2025
Member asking:	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Portfolio:	Minister of Education
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	31 Aug 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_40721_2025
Document guid:	7dd85e74-19fe-4f4a-9a36-1ad5e19f383e

40721 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Education: How many secondary school teachers, if any, have left the profession in the past 12 months?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that the numbers of secondary teachers leaving the profession are reported on Education Counts at https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/teacher-turnover. The latest reported figures are for 2023. 1,900 teachers left the profession in that year. The Teacher Demand and Supply Planning Projection released in February 2025 estimates that around 1,800 secondary teachers are expected to leave the sector each year from 2025 to 2027. The model the Ministry uses shows a similar level for 2024 of 1,800. This is a similar leaving rate to the 2021-2023 period, despite currently having more teachers in the system.