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Melville High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Kempsey, NSW 2440 · Inner Regional
melville-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6562 7511
Students355enrolled
Ratio1:7.3student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
57
teaching staff
FTE Teaching48.5
Non-Teaching23
Student:Teacher7.3:1
Students355
Melville
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Melville High School has 80 staff members (65.1 FTE), including 57 teachers and 23 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.3:1+0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
57-5 FTE
48.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
16.6 FTE
Total Staff
80
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Melville
7.3:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.3:1, 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
57
48.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
16.6 FTE
Total Workforce
80
65.1 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.

41.249.65866.3Nat avg60.359.457.356.057.555.953.956.253.548.511.4:110.5:110.3:110.9:110.3:110.3:19.6:17.9:16.9:17.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202548.53557.3:1+0.4
202453.53676.9:1-1
202356.24437.9:1-1.7
202253.95179.6:1-0.7
202155.957310.3:10
202057.559210.3:1-0.6
201956.060810.9:1+0.6
201857.358810.3:1-0.2
201759.462310.5:1-0.9
201660.369011.4:1—