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Westfields Sports High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Fairfield West, NSW 2165 · Major Cities
westfields-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 9604 3333
1,538Students
967ICSEA
1:13.5Ratio
2/10SEIFA
Westfields Sports
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Key Workforce Metrics

Westfields Sports High School has 147 staff members (135.6 FTE), including 116 teachers and 31 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.5:1-0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
116+9.5 FTE
114.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
21.6 FTE
Total Staff
147
8% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Westfields Sports
13.5:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
116
114.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
21.6 FTE
Total Workforce
147
135.6 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.

88.8101.2113.5125.8Nat avg113.7114.4112.5113.4113.3112.2106.9105.8104.5114.014.7:114.6:114.8:114.8:114.4:114.5:114:113.7:113.8:113.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025114.01,53813.5:1-0.3
2024104.51,44013.8:1+0.1
2023105.81,44913.7:1-0.3
2022106.91,49214:1-0.5
2021112.21,62714.5:1+0.1
2020113.31,63614.4:1-0.4
2019113.41,67714.8:10
2018112.51,66214.8:1+0.2
2017114.41,67114.6:1-0.1
2016113.71,66714.7:1—