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Southern Cross School of Distance Education

GovernmentCombinedK-12
East Ballina, NSW 2478 · Inner Regional
southerncrossschoolofdistanceeducation@det.nsw.edu.au 02 6681 0300
Students79enrolled
Ratio1:1.5student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
75
teaching staff
FTE Teaching50.8
Non-Teaching19
Student:Teacher1.5:1
Students79
Southern Cross
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Key Workforce Metrics

Southern Cross School of Distance Education has 94 staff members (62.0 FTE), including 75 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
1.5:1-1.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
75-37.4 FTE
50.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
11.2 FTE
Total Staff
94
34% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Southern Cross
1.5:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 1.5:1, 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
75
50.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
11.2 FTE
Total Workforce
94
62.0 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2018–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

43.287.7132.2176.8Nat avg133.5134.7160.7116.6124.2122.188.250.84.7:14.8:13.3:14.7:14.3:13:12.7:11.6:11819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2018–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202550.8791.6:1-1.1
202488.22412.7:1-0.3
2023122.13663:1-1.3
2022124.25294.3:1-0.4
2021116.65454.7:1+1.4
2020160.75333.3:1-1.5
2019134.76414.8:1+0.1
2018133.56264.7:1—