AustraliaNSWMittagongTangara School

Tangara School

GovernmentSpecialU
Mittagong, NSW 2575 · Inner Regional
tangara-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4871 1636
Students48enrolled
Ratio1:4.2student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
10
teaching staff
FTE Teaching11.5
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher4.2:1
Students48
Tangara

Key Workforce Metrics

Tangara School has 18 staff members (23.0 FTE), including 10 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.2:1-0.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
10+2.4 FTE
11.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
11.5 FTE
Total Staff
18
-28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Tangara
4.2:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.2:1, 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
10
11.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
11.5 FTE
Total Workforce
18
23.0 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

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

5.88.110.412.7Nat avg6.86.86.96.96.97.88.99.19.111.53.7:14.4:14.6:14.2:13.6:14:14:14.5:14.5:14.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202511.5484.2:1-0.3
20249.1414.5:10
20239.1414.5:1+0.5
20228.9364:10
20217.8314:1+0.4
20206.9253.6:1-0.6
20196.9294.2:1-0.4
20186.9324.6:1+0.2
20176.8304.4:1+0.7
20166.8253.7:1