Table 1. Teacher demographics from the online questionnaire.

Demographics	Responses	N	%
Gender	Female	234	75%
	Male	75	24%
	Prefer to self-describe	1	0%
	Prefer not to say	4	1%
Age	20–29	59	19%
	30–39	92	29%
	40–49	76	24%
	50–59	66	21%
	60+	21	7%
Nationality	Australia	271	86%
	Overseas	43	14%
Primary language	English	287	91%
	Other	27	9%
Teaching experience (in years)	1–5	78	25%
	6–10	63	20%
	11–15	54	17%
	16–20	30	9%
	20+	92	29%
Science background	No tertiary experience	85	27%
	First year	33	11%
	Second year	21	7%
	Third year	70	22%
	Honours	38	12%
	Masters	61	19%
	PhD or above	6	2%