The disruptive effects of COVID-19 have impacted all sectors of our society including education. This study identified the factors influencing the private schools’ and colleges’ decision to reduce their teaching staff during the COVID-19 lockdown using survey data analyzed using Heckman two-step regression model. The results showed that age, accommodation level, hourly payment rate, tax grade level, money borrowed from government or banks, loan repayment suspension, tax payment deferral, the number of administrative employees, the student-to-administrative employee ratio, and the educational institution’s category were the significant factors affecting teaching employee reduction during the lockdown. The results of this study can help the various education sector stakeholders to take coordinated measures to withstand COVID-19 type of shocks.

COVID-19 的破坏性影响影响了我们社会的所有部门，包括教育部门。本研究使用赫克曼两步回归模型分析的调查数据，确定了影响私立学校和大学在 COVID-19 封锁期间减少教职工的决定的因素。结果显示，年龄、住宿水平、时薪率、税收级别、从政府或银行借的钱、暂停偿还贷款、延期纳税、行政雇员人数、学生与行政雇员的比率以及教育程度机构类别是影响锁定期间教学人员减少的重要因素。这项研究的结果可以帮助各个教育部门的利益相关者采取协调一致的措施来抵御 COVID-19 类型的冲击。