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School of the Air

GovernmentPrimaryP-6
Broken Hill, NSW 2880 · Outer Regional
schoolair-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 08 8087 3565
Students120enrolled
Ratio1:7.8student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
14
teaching staff
FTE Teaching15.4
Non-Teaching4
Student:Teacher7.8:1
Students120
School of the Air
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Key Workforce Metrics

School of the Air has 18 staff members (20.2 FTE), including 14 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.8:1+0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
14+0.3 FTE
15.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
4.8 FTE
Total Staff
18
-12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

School of the Air
7.8:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.8:1, 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
14
15.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
4.8 FTE
Total Workforce
18
20.2 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.

12.714.81719.1Nat avg14.916.015.415.415.416.417.417.015.115.48.3:18.3:18.1:18.4:18.1:17.6:18.3:18.6:17.7:17.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202515.41207.8:1+0.1
202415.11177.7:1-0.9
202317.01468.6:1+0.3
202217.41448.3:1+0.7
202116.41257.6:1-0.5
202015.41248.1:1-0.3
201915.41308.4:1+0.3
201815.41248.1:1-0.2
201716.01338.3:10
201614.91248.3:1—