Data on resignation rates for teachers since 2018

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Hazel Poa, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Question

To ask the Minister for Education in each year since 2018 (a) what is the overall resignation rate for the entire teacher population; (b) what is the resignation rate of teachers (i) over the first five years of service and (ii) when their bonds end, respectively; and (c) what percentage of teachers who resigned cited workload or burnout as a reason for leaving the service.

Response

1. The annual resignation rate of teachers has remained stable at around 2% per year since 2018. The average resignation rate in the first five years of service is 2.5%. The resignation rate among teachers with three to five years of service (the period when bonds end) is around 4%. Workload or burnout is not a commonly cited reason for teachers leaving the service.