Table 4 Teacher characteristics by experimental group

School type teaching at

N = 179

N = 180

N = 221

N = 223

• Catholic/independent

62 (35%)

72 (40%)

66 (30%)

67 (30%)

• Government

117 (65%)

108 (60%)

155 (70%)

156 (70%)

Age of class teacher

N = 173

N = 158

N = 202

N = 197

• Mean (SD)

38.0 (11.1)

38.3 (11)

40.0 (11)

39.8 (11)

Sex

N = 174

N = 175

N = 210

N = 219

• Female–n (%)

148 (85%)

149 (85%)

183 (87%)

189 (86%)

Job share

N = 173

N = 168

N = 209

N = 211

• Yes–n (%)

53 (31%)

48 (29%)

48 (22%)

49 (23%)

Employment status

N = 172

N = 170

N = 209

N = 209

• Permanent full-time

104 (60%)

88 (52%)

113 (54%)

111 (53%)

• Temporary full-time

50 (29%)

62 (36%)

71 (34%)

67 (32%)

• Permanent part-time

7 (4%)

11 (6%)

14 (7%)

15 (7%)

• Temporary part-time

6 (3%)

5 (3%)

8 (4%)

13 (6%)

• Casual

5 (3%)

4 (2%)

3 (1%)

3 (1%)

Number of years teaching

N = 172

N = 167

N = 209

N = 207

• Mean (SD)

13.0 (11)

12.5 (10)

14.6 (10)

13.8 (10)

Specialist PDHPE teacher

N = 173

N = 168

N = 211

N = 210

• Yes–n (%)

3 (2%)

0 (0%)

2 (1%)

6 (3%)