Employment Of First Nations Individuals In The Department Of Education

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The Department of Education disclosed employment data on First Nations applicants and hires across five financial years (2019-2020 to 2023-2024). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applications increased significantly in 2020-2021 (506 applicants) before declining in subsequent years, while remaining substantially lower than non-Indigenous applications. Across the five-year period, 94 First Nations individuals commenced employment with the department compared to 3,280 non-Indigenous employees. The conversion rate from application to commencement varied annually, with First Nations applicants comprising approximately 1-3% of total applications in most years. The department ceased collecting Indigenous identification data during the recruitment process from December 2023, instead collecting this information at commencement. The data spans departmental machinery of government changes, with the entity transitioning through different configurations between 2019 and 2022.