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Mount View High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Cessnock West, NSW 2325 · Major Cities
mountview-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au (02) 49902566
Students930enrolled
Ratio1:12.2student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
73
teaching staff
FTE Teaching76.0
Non-Teaching31
Student:Teacher12.2:1
Students930
Mount View
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount View High School has 104 staff members (98.0 FTE), including 73 teachers and 31 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.2:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
73+3.9 FTE
76.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
22.0 FTE
Total Staff
104
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount View
12.2:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.2:1, 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
73
76.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
22.0 FTE
Total Workforce
104
98.0 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.

56.465.574.583.6Nat avg66.470.071.070.474.774.171.672.272.176.013.8:113.6:113.7:113.7:113.3:112.8:112.7:112.1:112.2:112.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202576.093012.2:10
202472.188012.2:1+0.1
202372.287712.1:1-0.6
202271.690612.7:1-0.1
202174.195212.8:1-0.5
202074.799213.3:1-0.4
201970.496113.7:10
201871.097013.7:1+0.1
201770.094913.6:1-0.2
201666.491513.8:1—