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Holy Name Primary School

CatholicPrimaryK-6
Forster, NSW 2428 · Inner Regional
Students345enrolled
Ratio1:16.4student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
24
teaching staff
FTE Teaching21.0
Non-Teaching20
Student:Teacher16.4:1
Students345
Holy Name
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Key Workforce Metrics

Holy Name Primary School has 44 staff members (34.7 FTE), including 24 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.4:1+0.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
24+0.5 FTE
21.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
13.7 FTE
Total Staff
44
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Holy Name Primary School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Holy Name
16.4:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
24
21.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
13.7 FTE
Total Workforce
44
34.7 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.

13.616.819.923.1Nat avg16.019.017.819.218.517.617.619.320.521.020.1:116.4:115.7:114.4:114:114.8:115.6:114.5:115.7:116.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202521.034516.4:1+0.7
202420.532115.7:1+1.2
202319.327914.5:1-1.1
202217.627415.6:1+0.8
202117.626114.8:1+0.8
202018.525914:1-0.4
201919.227614.4:1-1.3
201817.828015.7:1-0.7
201719.031116.4:1-3.7
201616.032220.1:1—