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Broken Hill High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Broken Hill, NSW 2880 · Outer Regional
brokenhill-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 08 8088 1522
Students411enrolled
Ratio1:8.3student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
47
teaching staff
FTE Teaching49.6
Non-Teaching20
Student:Teacher8.3:1
Students411
Broken Hill
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Key Workforce Metrics

Broken Hill High School has 67 staff members (66.2 FTE), including 47 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.3:1+1.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
47-11.4 FTE
49.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
16.6 FTE
Total Staff
67
1% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Broken Hill
8.3:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.3:1, 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
47
49.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
16.6 FTE
Total Workforce
67
66.2 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.

42.250.558.867.1Nat avg55.355.354.755.055.458.658.759.261.049.611.5:111.7:111.2:110.1:19.2:18.4:17.8:17.1:16.6:18.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202549.64118.3:1+1.7
202461.04056.6:1-0.5
202359.24237.1:1-0.7
202258.74587.8:1-0.6
202158.64928.4:1-0.8
202055.45119.2:1-0.9
201955.055810.1:1-1.1
201854.761411.2:1-0.5
201755.364611.7:1+0.2
201655.363511.5:1—