Burnout describes the physical and emotional exhaustion resulting from stress generated by a person’s job and the negative attitude towards the people he or she works with. The phenomenon of burnout among teachers is worthwhile to study as it creates negative effects on teachers, students and the teaching profession as a whole. This study investigates the levels of burnout among teachers by measuring their scores on reduced personal accomplishment, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization elements. The study aims to discover the most and the least burnout symptoms experienced by the teachers. Out of 46 teachers, 31 of them were randomly selected as sample subjects and data was collected through questionnaire. The questionnaire was adapted from the Dutch Educators Survey (MBI- NL-ES) to assess the burnout level among the teachers. The findings indicated that the teachers were facing a moderate level of burnout. The symptoms most experienced by the teachers was reduced personal accomplishment, followed by emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. In addition, there is association between gender and burnout symptoms. These findings contribute important information to understand burnout among teachers that will inform appropriate measures to overcome the situation.
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