Ministry of Education projects teacher shortages for coming years

Friday 21 February 2025 · 5 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 21 Feb 2025, 10:25am

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The Ministry of Education warns that schools could face a shortage of up to 1250 teachers this year. A recent report indicates that demand is expected to outstrip supply between 2025 and 2027, following a previous error that underestimated teacher demand.

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1. 1NewsFri 21 Feb 2025, 8:17am

   New report highlights scale of potential teacher shortage in coming years (opens in new tab)

2. Waikato Times via RNZFri 21 Feb 2025, 10:25am

   Schools could be short 1250 teachers this year, Ministry of Education warns (opens in new tab)

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