Auditor general’s report scathing of plan to lift academic outcomes for students in regional and remote NSW

The report showed permanent teacher numbers over the past six years had worsened in regional and remote parts of the state, with vacancies rising to 922 in January this year.

A large portion of classes at one school had to be merged during term one of this year, while others reported relying on retired teachers to fill gaps, which meant they were often covering subjects they had not been specifically trained in. Out-of-subject teaching in remote schools was most acute in foreign languages,…