Statistics

Alberta Teaching Certification Statistics

Alberta Certificated staff refers to individuals who hold a valid Alberta teaching certificate. Certificated staff includes individuals:

  • employed in positions requiring a valid Alberta teaching certificate as a condition of employment under the School Act, such as teachers, principals or individuals who supervise teachers (e.g. superintendents and assistant superintendents);
  • holding a designation in the school system that requires them to hold a teaching certificate as a condition of employment; and,
  • employed as teachers in federal or band operated schools and teachers employed by post-secondary institutions that offer the Early Childhood Services (ECS) to Grade 12 program of studies approved by the Minister of Education.

The information below reflects certificated staff working in Alberta ECS to grade 12 schools/authorities. The source of this information is the 'Certificated Staff Employment Submission' that has been completed by school authorities each year. Certificated staff in relieving or substitute positions, considered to be replacement positions, are included in the counts.

Staff Position

Staff Position * 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
Administration 4,725 4,671 3,708 4,337 4,260
Teaching 36,930 38,057 39,535 42,002 40,279
Support Staff 1,031 952 856 971 1,899
Other 519 517 622 591 511
Total 43,205 43,197 44,721 47,901 46,949

Age

Age 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
<30 5,826 6,538 6,842 6,991 6,486
30 - 34 5,950 5,829 6,176 6,549 6,564
35 - 39 5,447 5,597 5,653 6,346 6,404
40 - 44 5,559 5,486 5,345 5,855 5,935
45 - 49 5,569 5,373 5,466 5,873 5,803
50 - 54 6,308 5,904 5,766 5,989 5,756
55+ 8,469 8,555 9,181 10,298 10,001
not reported 0 0 0 0 0
Total 43,205 43,197 44,721 47,901 46,949

Academic Qualifications

Academic Qualifications 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
High School Diploma 1 1 1 0 0
Bachelors 37,441 37,714 39,137 41,760 41,078
Masters 4,023 3,460 3,445 3,856 3,588
Graduate Diploma 33 38 35 38 41
PhD 166 147 151 155 138
Not Reported 344 379 330 304 297
Other 1,197 1,458 1,622 1,788 1,807
Level of Education Attained 43,205 43,197 44,721 47,901 46,949

Year Employed

Total Years Employed 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/2009 2009/2010 2010/2011
<5 13,215 15,504 17,585 19,724 20,492
5 - 9 7,113 6,741 6,786 7,207 7,047
10 - 14 5,844 5,582 5,538 5,824 5,676
15 - 19 5,454 5,152 5,089 5,294 5,113
20 - 24 4,560 4,159 4,041 4,227 3,961
25 - 29 3,875 3,357 3,174 3,205 2,720
>29 3,144 2,702 2,508 2,420 1,940
not reported 0 0 0 0 0
Total 43,205 43,197 44,721 47,901 46,949

* Examples of administration positions are: Superintendent and Principal.  Examples of support positions are: Guidance Counsellor, Librarian, ECS Coordinator, and Work Experience Coordinator.

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