Special thanks to NSW Police Media and Dr Douglas Allan Acting HoS School of Policing Studies
The NSW Police Force will welcome 221 new probationary constables in the first class to attest in 2023. The class comprises of 158 men and 63 women. The students will attest with the rank of probationary constable. Recruits will report to their stations for work from Monday 1 May 2023. They will then complete 12 months’ on-the-job training and study by distance education with Charles Sturt University. They officially graduate with an Associate Degree in Policing Practice once they have passed all academic and operation standards. The officers will then be confirmed to the rank of constable. Of the probationary constables attesting today, 190 were born in Australia and 31 were born overseas. Their countries of origin include Philippines, Nepal, India, Iraq, France, Italy, Japan, and Egypt. Seven recruits are Indigenous.