• Certain information released in response to Right to Information requests will be published online within 48 hours of being released to the applicant.
  • This approach makes information released to an applicant available to a wider audience and increases Government transparency and accountability.
  • Information released can be accessed by financial year in the disclosure logs.

Applicants should note that:

  • If they seek and are granted a waiver of the application fee on the basis of general public interest, and it is determined that the information is in the broader public interest, publication of the released information is likely.
  • Their identity will not be published. The category of applicant will be published. For example – Member of Parliament, media representative, private individual.
  • A summary of the application will be published. This gives context to the nature of the released information.
  • Only information that is assessed to be in the broader public interest will be published. No personal information will be published.
  • Information of a commercial or confidential nature will not be published.

Disclosure logs by financial year

2023-24 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
Member of ParliamentCurrent FTE of fixed term and casual employees
Disclosure Log.3 – Current fixed term and casual FTE (PDF, 47KB)
JournalistInformation regarding Intensive Family Engagement Service (IFES):
– Referrals
– Wait times
Disclosure Log.2 – Intensive Family Engagement Service (IFES) (PDF, 45KB)
JournalistInformation regarding Child Safety Services:
– Referrals
– Allocations
– Wait times
Disclosure Log.1 – Child Safety Services (PFD, 191KB)

2022-23 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
Member of ParliamentInformation relating to the assessment process undertaken by the department when considering upgrading or building a new a North West Support SchoolDisclosure – North West Support School (PDF, 4.4MB)
Member of ParliamentSchool RevenueDisclosure – School Revenue (PDF, 92KB)
Member of Parliament• Information relating to limitations or constraints on the capabilities of My Career
• Memorandum of Understanding between the department and Teachers Registration Board
• Statistical information of employed teachers who hold specialist qualifications
• Data that Demonstrates the total establishment for the department compared to the actual staff paid
Disclosure Log (PDF, 1.7MB) 
Member of ParliamentFigures relating to:
• Suspension
• Bullying and assaults
• School attendance rates
• Workers comp
• New Principals
• School Health Nurses
Disclosure Log (PDF, 144KB) 
Member of Parliament1. A breakdown by financial years for the years 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 of the electricity bills for each Tasmanian public school, disaggregated by school
2. A breakdown by financial years for the years 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20, 2018/19 of the electricity bills for each Tasmanian Child and Family Centre, disaggregated by Child and Family Centre
Summary of Electricity bills for Tasmanian Public Schools and Children and Family Centres (PDF, 404KB) 
Member of ParliamentInformation regarding Covid-19 consultation survey conducted with staff

1.The number of staff who participated;
2. Numerical or descriptive outcomes of the data derived in whatever format was used;
3. A statement summarising the process the information was analysed or interpreted.

Covid-19 consultation survey results.
Covid-19 consultation survey results (PDF, 1MB) 
Member of Parliament1. Budget Estimates 20221. Briefings relating to Suspension, students living with disability, school attendance, NAPLAN and Kinder Development Check, Workforce Audit – teacher recruitment and retention.
Budget Estimates 2022 (PDF, 9.2MB) 

2021-22 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
Member of Parliament1. The assessment report of Department of Education asset condition with regard to natural ventilation improvements;
2. Amenity information, including heating, cooling and ventilation data for buildings owned by the Department of Education.
Heating, cooling and ventilation data (PDF, 6.3MB)
Member of Publica) Air Purifiers
• The total number of air purifiers that were purchased to put into Tasmanian schools.
• The make and model number, of these air purifiers.
• The date and name of which school received how many purifiers?
• The cost of these air purifiers

b) CO2 monitors
• The total number of CO2 monitors that were purchased to put into Tasmanian schools.
• The make and model number, of these CO2 monitors.
• The date and name of which school received how many CO2 monitors
• The cost of these CO2 monitors
Air Purifiers and CO2 Monitors (PDF, 255KB)

2020-21 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
Member of ParliamentBudget Estimates Briefs 2020Budget Estimates Briefs 2020 (PDF, 71KB)
Member of ParliamentInformation regarding potential new school sitesInformation regarding potential new school sites (PDF, 22MB)

2019-20 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
MediaEmployment of new teachersNumber of teachers who have been employed under the state government’s initiative to employ 250 new teachers and which schools they have gone to (PDF, 70KB)
MediaList of Tasmanian Government Schools and school levies charged by each school.List of State Government Schools and the Levies Charged for the 2019 School Year (PDF, 718KB)
Member of ParliamentStatistics for workers compensation stress claims in the department and bullying, assaults, suspensions in schools.Schedule of Documents (PDF, 183KB)
Member of ParliamentCorrespondence relating to site selection and community consultation regarding Brighton High School.Correspondence relating to site selection and community consultation regarding Brighton High School (PDF, 1MB). 
Member of ParliamentEnrolment numbers, teaching allocation, school resource package allocation and capital works for Year 11 and Year 12 for 2020 at each extended secondary and district (combined) high school.Year 11 and 12 Enrolments and Extension School Funding for 2020 (PDF, 258KB)
Explanatory Notes – Years 11 and 12 (PDF, 874KB) This document provides further information that has been actively disclosed by the department following the assessed disclosure above.
JournalistNotes for Table 1

The 2020 interim teacher staffing and School Resource Package allocations were provided to schools in October 2019. These allocations are based on projected enrolments at the schools for 2020.

As student enrolments can change, the final Educational Adjustment allocation is determined after the first term census of students at the school in 2020.
Educational Adjustments Interim Funding to Schools as at October 2019 (PDF, 1.3MB)

2018-19 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
MediaSchool Capital WorksFour pages partly exempt s26 (cabinet information) (PDF, 1,267 KB)

2017-18 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
OrganisationEligibility and funding for asylum seekers government educationEligibility and funding asylum seekers government education (PDF, 1,277KB)
Member of ParliamentAny overcharging of corporate services resources of any public authorityAny overcharging of corporate services resources public authority (PDF, 54KB)
Member of ParliamentWorkers compensation claims (stress) at Launceston College October 2014 to June 2015, 2015-16, and July 2016 to December 2017Workers compensation claims stress Launceston College (PDF, 38KB)
Member of ParliamentStudent data years 10, 11 and 12 from 2013 to 2017Student data years 10, 11 and 12 from 2013 to 2017 (PDF, 776KB)

2016-17 disclosures

Category of ApplicantSummary of RequestInformation Released
OrganisationBudget and expenditure of youth mental healthBudget and expenditure Youth Mental Health (PDF, 567KB) 
Member of ParliamentDisability mediation servicesDisability mediation services (PDF, 288KB) 
Member of ParliamentEarly Childhood Intervention Services FundingEarly Childhood Intervention Services Funding (PDF, 69KB) 
Member of PublicArt medium results – TASCArt medium results – TASC (PDF, 1.2MB)