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Dee Why Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Dee Why, NSW 2099 · Major Cities
deewhy-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 9971 8635
Students478enrolled
Ratio1:15.7student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
42
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.5
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher15.7:1
Students478
Dee Why Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Dee Why Public School has 50 staff members (35.8 FTE), including 42 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.7:1+0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
42-2.6 FTE
30.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
5.3 FTE
Total Staff
50
28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Dee Why Public
15.7:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.7:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
42
30.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
5.3 FTE
Total Workforce
50
35.8 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.

19.525.932.438.8Nat avg22.926.729.832.834.934.834.835.333.130.513.5:114.3:113.9:114.9:115.9:116.3:116.4:115.5:115.6:115.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.547815.7:1+0.1
202433.151615.6:1+0.1
202335.354615.5:1-0.9
202234.857016.4:1+0.1
202134.856716.3:1+0.4
202034.955415.9:1+1
201932.849014.9:1+1
201829.841513.9:1-0.4
201726.738314.3:1+0.8
201622.931013.5:1—