As the largest employer in Queensland, the Department recognises and values the significant contribution each individual makes to the achievements of their team, school or work unit and the Department.
We recognise the need to maintain a dynamic workforce that is representative of the local Queensland communities we serve.
Our workforce consists of some 75,000 employees with varied backgrounds, work and life experiences, education, beliefs and perspectives. The diversity of our employees is one of our greatest strengths.
Download workforce profiles for the period of 2004 to 2006 for:
The data in these workforce profiles refers only to employees in the Department of Education and the Arts.
Future workforce profiles will include data relating to employees in Training.
The Queensland Government sets equal employment opportunity (EEO) employment targets for all public sector agencies. These targets relate to increasing the numbers of employees who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from a non-English speaking background, and women in management.
There are no Queensland Government employment targets for people with a disability
Table 1 below summarises the Department of Education and the Arts' progress towards the achievement of employment targets. (Employees from the training sector were included in reporting from the Department of Employment and Training during 2004 to 2006.)
Table 1: Department of Education and the Arts' progress towards employment targets - 2004 to 2006
| EEO Target Group | 2005 Targets | Performance Quarter 2, 2004 | Performance Quarter 2, 2005 | 2008 Targets | Performance Quarter 2, 2006 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1.84% | 2.4% | 2.0% |
| People from non-English speaking backgrounds | 13.5% (Total Target) 7.2% (NESB 1) 6.3% (NESB 2) | 8.8% (NESB 1&2) 3.1% (NESB 1) 5.7% (NESB 2) | 9.1% (NESB 1&2) 3.2% (NESB1) 5.9% (NESB 2) | 13.5% (Total target) 7.2% (NESB1) 6.3% (NESB 2) | 9.2% (NESB 1&2) 3.5% (NESB 1) 5.7% (NESB 2)
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| People with a disability | No government target set | 8.2% | 8.1% | No government target set | 7.90%
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| Women in management
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| Teaching - band 8-11 | 41.1% | 28.6% | 30.4% | 41% | 35.6% |
| Teaching - band 5 and above | 57.5% | 51.3% | 51.9% | 58% | 55.8% |
| Non-teaching 1 AO7 equivalent and above
| 51.6% | 54.1% | 54.3% | 61% | 52.4% |
| Non-teaching - SO and SES | 53% | 42.4% | 45.2% | 54% | 38.7% |
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