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Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School

IndependentCombinedK-12
Mullumbimby, NSW 2482 · Inner Regional
Students587enrolled
Ratio1:10student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
78
teaching staff
FTE Teaching58.6
Non-Teaching67
Student:Teacher10:1
Students587
Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner
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Key Workforce Metrics

Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School has 145 staff members (104.7 FTE), including 78 teachers and 67 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10:1-0.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
78+3.1 FTE
58.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
67
46.1 FTE
Total Staff
145
28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Shearwater, the Mullumbimby Steiner
10:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10:1, 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
78
58.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
67
46.1 FTE
Total Workforce
145
104.7 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.

35.244.954.764.5Nat avg41.445.747.045.043.749.845.257.355.558.614.6:113.9:113.6:114.5:114.9:113:113.5:110.4:110.8:110:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202558.658710:1-0.8
202455.559810.8:1+0.4
202357.359610.4:1-3.1
202245.261013.5:1+0.5
202149.864913:1-1.9
202043.765014.9:1+0.4
201945.065214.5:1+0.9
201847.063713.6:1-0.3
201745.763613.9:1-0.7
201641.460414.6:1—