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Broken Hill Public School

GovernmentPrimaryP-6
Broken Hill, NSW 2880 · Outer Regional
brokenhill-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 08 8087 3522
Students162enrolled
Ratio1:10.5student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
16
teaching staff
FTE Teaching15.4
Non-Teaching14
Student:Teacher10.5:1
Students162
Broken Hill Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Broken Hill Public School has 30 staff members (18.8 FTE), including 16 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.5:1-0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
16+0.1 FTE
15.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
3.4 FTE
Total Staff
30
37% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Broken Hill Public
10.5:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.5:1, 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
16
15.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
3.4 FTE
Total Workforce
30
18.8 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.

10.512.614.816.9Nat avg13.512.312.512.512.513.515.414.315.315.413.8:114.1:113.1:112.4:112.6:112.4:111:111:111.1:110.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202515.416210.5:1-0.6
202415.317011.1:1+0.1
202314.315711:10
202215.417011:1-1.4
202113.516812.4:1-0.2
202012.515812.6:1+0.2
201912.515512.4:1-0.7
201812.516413.1:1-1
201712.317314.1:1+0.3
201613.518613.8:1—