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Cooerwull Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Lithgow, NSW 2790 · Inner Regional
cooerwull-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6351 3106
Students258enrolled
Ratio1:12.9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
28
teaching staff
FTE Teaching20.0
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher12.9:1
Students258
Cooerwull Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Cooerwull Public School has 39 staff members (26.3 FTE), including 28 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.9:1+2.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
28-8.8 FTE
20.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.3 FTE
Total Staff
39
33% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Cooerwull Public
12.9:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
28
20.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.3 FTE
Total Workforce
39
26.3 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.

16.721.726.731.8Nat avg19.620.823.725.927.028.128.728.928.820.016.7:117.1:117.1:116.3:115.1:113.6:113.3:111.6:110.3:112.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.025812.9:1+2.6
202428.829610.3:1-1.3
202328.933411.6:1-1.7
202228.738313.3:1-0.3
202128.138313.6:1-1.5
202027.040715.1:1-1.2
201925.942316.3:1-0.8
201823.740517.1:10
201720.835517.1:1+0.4
201619.632816.7:1—