Stem teacher shortage in NSW partly blamed on lack of accurate data

Review also finds high dropout rates in scholarship programs designed to attract maths and science teachers

A lack of accurate data about the subjects teachers are qualified for is contributing to a shortage of maths and science teachers in New South Wales, a new report has found.

On Tuesday the NSW auditor general published a review of the supply of secondary science, technology, engineering and maths – or Stem – teachers in the state.

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