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Blue Hills College

IndependentCombinedK-12
Goonellabah, NSW 2480 · Inner Regional
Students201enrolled
Ratio1:11.1student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
21
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.0
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher11.1:1
Students201
Blue Hills
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Key Workforce Metrics

Blue Hills College has 37 staff members (29.6 FTE), including 21 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.1:1-3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
21+1.1 FTE
18.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
11.6 FTE
Total Staff
37
20% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Blue Hills College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Blue Hills
11.1:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.1:1, 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
21
18.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
11.6 FTE
Total Workforce
37
29.6 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.

12.415.618.721.9Nat avg19.719.918.217.117.615.814.617.716.918.010.7:111:111:111.9:111.4:113.3:115.3:114:114.1:111.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.020111.2:1-2.9
202416.923914.1:1+0.1
202317.724714:1-1.3
202214.622315.3:1+2
202115.821013.3:1+1.9
202017.620011.4:1-0.5
201917.120411.9:1+0.9
201818.220011:10
201719.921911:1+0.3
201619.721010.7:1—