AustraliaNSWLismoreLiving School

Living School

IndependentCombinedK-12
Lismore, NSW 2480 · Inner Regional
Students313enrolled
Ratio1:9.7student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
52
teaching staff
FTE Teaching32.2
Non-Teaching56
Student:Teacher9.7:1
Students313
Living

Key Workforce Metrics

Living School has 108 staff members (53.2 FTE), including 52 teachers and 56 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.7:1-1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
52+8.3 FTE
32.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
56
21.0 FTE
Total Staff
108
51% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Living
9.7:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.7:1, 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
52
32.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
56
21.0 FTE
Total Workforce
108
53.2 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20202025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

6.416.125.735.4Nat avg7.514.618.420.223.932.213.1:112.1:112.3:111.3:110.7:19.7:1202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20202025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202532.23139.7:1-1
202423.925510.7:1-0.6
202320.222811.3:1-1
202218.422612.3:1+0.2
202114.617712.1:1-1
20207.59813.1:1