Elwick MLC Adriana Taylor read out a letter from the principal to Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff during legislative council budget estimates in an attempt to find out what the minister would do to rectify the situation.

The letter stated that assistant principals did not want to become principals any more because the "job is too large", a loss of staff had meant a loss of subject offerings, school productions now happened every two years, and school camps in some instances had been cancelled.

The principal said it could take days to get legal advice as there was now only one lawyer, and staffing issues took longer than required due to cuts to human resources.

"When I had a crisis and needed quick advice I rang four senior people and couldn't get anyone," it read.

"Morale is about as low as I've ever seen it and I have been in education for many years.

"We have seen a spike of really difficult kids coming through with high trauma but not enough resources.

"For the first time I believe the job is becoming overwhelming. We continue to manage but the toll is starting to show."

Ms Taylor asked Mr Rockliff what he was going to do about the situation.

Mr Rockliff said he did not see doom and gloom when he visited schools, but excitement.

"One of my aims in education is to stop the boom and bust cycle ... there are some challenging economic circumstances and we have to make some really tough decisions," he said.

"We have consolidated and now we are rebuilding."