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Phoebe Loomes

NSW teachers quitting in record numbers

NSW teachers have one of the best retention rates in the public service, second only to police. (Paul Miller/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An increasing number of public school teachers in NSW have quit their jobs in the past five years, with data showing those who gave up on the profession last year outpaced those who retired.

NSW Department of Education data detailing why teachers left the profession shows the number of permanent public school teachers who resigned has steadily increased each year since 2017.

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