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Goonellabah Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Goonellabah, NSW 2480 · Inner Regional
goonellaba-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6624 1444
Students226enrolled
Ratio1:11.2student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching20.2
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher11.2:1
Students226
Goonellabah Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Goonellabah Public School has 35 staff members (24.7 FTE), including 23 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.2:1+0.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
23+0.1 FTE
20.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
4.5 FTE
Total Staff
35
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Goonellabah Public
11.2:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.2:1, 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
23
20.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
4.5 FTE
Total Workforce
35
24.7 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.

17.120.423.727Nat avg21.121.221.422.524.523.324.321.120.120.212.7:112.5:113.3:112.8:110.9:110.3:18.1:19.6:110.9:111.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.222611.2:1+0.3
202420.121910.9:1+1.3
202321.12039.6:1+1.5
202224.31968.1:1-2.2
202123.324010.3:1-0.6
202024.526610.9:1-1.9
201922.528912.8:1-0.5
201821.428413.3:1+0.8
201721.226612.5:1-0.2
201621.126912.7:1—