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Alma Public School

GovernmentPrimaryP-6
Broken Hill, NSW 2880 · Outer Regional
alma-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 08 8088 2181
Students255enrolled
Ratio1:11.9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
26
teaching staff
FTE Teaching21.5
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher11.9:1
Students255
Alma Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Alma Public School has 42 staff members (30.0 FTE), including 26 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.9:1+1.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
26-2 FTE
21.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
8.5 FTE
Total Staff
42
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Alma Public
11.9:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.9:1, 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
26
21.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
8.5 FTE
Total Workforce
42
30.0 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.

16.319.522.725.9Nat avg19.220.221.621.622.722.722.722.423.521.512.3:112.2:112.3:112.3:111.7:111.9:111.3:111.5:110.3:111.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202521.525511.9:1+1.6
202423.524310.3:1-1.2
202322.425811.5:1+0.2
202222.725711.3:1-0.6
202122.727111.9:1+0.2
202022.726611.7:1-0.6
201921.626512.3:10
201821.626612.3:1+0.1
201720.224712.2:1-0.1
201619.223612.3:1—