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Prairievale Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Bossley Park, NSW 2176 · Major Cities
prairieval-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 9604 0922
Students419enrolled
Ratio1:11.6student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
34
teaching staff
FTE Teaching36.1
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher11.6:1
Students419
Prairievale Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Prairievale Public School has 51 staff members (46.3 FTE), including 34 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.6:1-0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
34+1 FTE
36.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
10.2 FTE
Total Staff
51
9% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Prairievale Public School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Prairievale Public
11.6:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.6:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
34
36.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
10.2 FTE
Total Workforce
51
46.3 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2016–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

25.530.23539.7Nat avg32.032.631.930.031.531.732.930.835.136.114.5:114.3:113.5:114.7:114.2:113.7:112.9:112.9:111.7:111.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202536.141911.6:1-0.1
202435.141211.7:1-1.2
202330.839612.9:10
202232.942512.9:1-0.8
202131.743513.7:1-0.5
202031.544714.2:1-0.5
201930.044114.7:1+1.2
201831.943113.5:1-0.8
201732.646614.3:1-0.2
201632.046314.5:1—