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Lake Cathie Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Lake Cathie, NSW 2445 · Inner Regional
lakecathie-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6584 8060
Students395enrolled
Ratio1:16.1student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching24.6
Non-Teaching9
Student:Teacher16.1:1
Students395
Lake Cathie Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Lake Cathie Public School has 32 staff members (30.8 FTE), including 23 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.1:1-0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
23+0.6 FTE
24.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
9
6.2 FTE
Total Staff
32
4% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Lake Cathie Public
16.1:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
23
24.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
9
6.2 FTE
Total Workforce
32
30.8 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.

7.313.920.527.1Nat avg8.613.115.717.217.319.523.323.424.024.616.6:117:118.3:117.8:118.7:119:116.3:116.7:116.2:116.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202524.639516.1:1-0.1
202424.039016.2:1-0.5
202323.439016.7:1+0.4
202223.337916.3:1-2.7
202119.537119:1+0.3
202017.332318.7:1+0.9
201917.230717.8:1-0.5
201815.728718.3:1+1.3
201713.122317:1+0.4
20168.614316.6:1—