More schools are searching for teachers than this time last year
More schools are searching for teachers than this time last year
17 January 2019
There are close to 400 primary and secondary teaching vacancies across the country, as opposed to 370 this time last year.
The South Island has fared better with 80 positions open, compared to 92 at the start of 2018.
Kaiapoi Borough School Principal Murray Overton says they're fully staffed for the year ahead, but they had fewer applicants in the last six months than in previous years.
He says schools tend to hire when vacancies come up so it comes down to timing.
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