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Railway Town Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Broken Hill, NSW 2880 · Outer Regional
railwaytow-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 08 8087 3008
Students124enrolled
Ratio1:11.4student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
10
teaching staff
FTE Teaching10.9
Non-Teaching7
Student:Teacher11.4:1
Students124
Railway Town Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Railway Town Public School has 17 staff members (13.7 FTE), including 10 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.4:1+0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
10-0.1 FTE
10.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
2.8 FTE
Total Staff
17
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Railway Town Public
11.4:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.4:1, 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
10
10.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
2.8 FTE
Total Workforce
17
13.7 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.

78.710.412.1Nat avg9.18.29.49.59.79.710.911.011.010.912.5:113.5:113.4:112.6:112.9:113.6:110.9:19.8:111.2:111.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202510.912411.4:1+0.2
202411.012311.2:1+1.4
202311.01089.8:1-1.1
202210.911910.9:1-2.7
20219.713213.6:1+0.7
20209.712512.9:1+0.3
20199.512012.6:1-0.8
20189.412613.4:1-0.1
20178.211113.5:1+1
20169.111412.5:1—