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Empire Bay Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Empire Bay, NSW 2257 · Major Cities
empirebay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4369 1796
Students426enrolled
Ratio1:18student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
29
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.7
Non-Teaching6
Student:Teacher18:1
Students426
Empire Bay Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Empire Bay Public School has 35 staff members (27.0 FTE), including 29 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
18:1-0.9
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
290 FTE
23.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.3 FTE
Total Staff
35
23% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Empire Bay Public
18:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 18:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
29
23.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.3 FTE
Total Workforce
35
27.0 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.

20.12325.928.7Nat avg23.724.524.124.325.325.425.426.123.723.719.2:118.1:119:118.4:118.9:118.9:118.3:118:118.9:118:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.742618:1-0.9
202423.744718.9:1+0.9
202326.146918:1-0.3
202225.446618.3:1-0.6
202125.448018.9:10
202025.347718.9:1+0.5
201924.344718.4:1-0.6
201824.145719:1+0.9
201724.544418.1:1-1.1
201623.745519.2:1—