Independent Education Union of Australia

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IEU
Independent Education Union of Australia
Founded1954
Headquarters Canberra, ACT
Location
MembersDecrease2.svg 73,541 (as at 31 December 2023) [1]
Key people
Carol Matthews, President
Brad Hayes, Federal Secretary
Affiliations ACTU, Education International
Website www.ieu.org.au

The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU), with a current membership of over 75,000, is the federally registered industry union representing all employees working in non-government schools and institutions across Australia. Included in its membership are principals, teachers, and various categories of clerical, administrative, educational support staff and school services officers employed in primary and secondary schools; and teachers working in some private pre-school settings, Life Education Centres, business colleges and private English Language colleges.

Contents

The state branches of the IEU are:

Teachers working in the State Government schools system are covered by the Australian Education Union (AEU).

Split from ACTU

On 4 July 2011 the Union disaffiliated from the ACTU due to concerns relating to education policy. It has since re-affiliated.

References

  1. "Membership size of registered organisations – 2024" (PDF). Fair Work Commission. Retrieved 20 February 2025.