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More teachers for western NSW schools, vacancies halve as kids return to class

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Thousands of extra children in public schools across regional and rural NSW have a qualified teacher in front of them this year.

New Government data indicates that teacher vacancies in the bush have fallen to a four-year low, reduced by 47 per cent – or 581 vacant positions – since 2023.

There are now 654 teacher vacancies in 1369 country public schools compared to 1235 in 2023.

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