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Great Lakes College Forster Campus

GovernmentSecondary7-10
Forster, NSW 2428 · Inner Regional
glcforster-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6554 6062
Students478enrolled
Ratio1:9.5student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
55
teaching staff
FTE Teaching50.3
Non-Teaching25
Student:Teacher9.5:1
Students478
Great Lakes
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Key Workforce Metrics

Great Lakes College Forster Campus has 80 staff members (67.1 FTE), including 55 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.5:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
55-1.1 FTE
50.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.8 FTE
Total Staff
80
16% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Great Lakes College Forster Campus's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Great Lakes
9.5:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.5:1, 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
55
50.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.8 FTE
Total Workforce
80
67.1 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.

41.547.553.559.5Nat avg48.849.050.950.851.654.152.151.651.450.311.9:111.9:111.9:111.7:111.9:111.2:110.8:19.8:19.5:19.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202550.34789.5:10
202451.44869.5:1-0.3
202351.65079.8:1-1
202252.156510.8:1-0.4
202154.160511.2:1-0.7
202051.661311.9:1+0.2
201950.859411.7:1-0.2
201850.960411.9:10
201749.058111.9:10
201648.858211.9:1—