2,000 secondary teachers needed to keep up with boom, principals’ leader warns

Recruitment problems for second-level schools are set to worsen as an extra 2,000 teachers are needed just to keep with the looming spike in student numbers, a principals’ leader has warned.

The number of second-level students is currently projected to grow from almost 364,000 this year to up to 404,000 by 2024 or 2025. Although enrolments may begin to slide after that, they will remain higher than current numbers until at least 2030.