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Murwillumbah East Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Murwillumbah, NSW 2484 · Inner Regional
murwillume-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6672 6781
Students152enrolled
Ratio1:8.3student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
16
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.3
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher8.3:1
Students152
Murwillumbah East Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Murwillumbah East Public School has 24 staff members (25.0 FTE), including 16 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.3:1-1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
16+1.1 FTE
18.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
6.7 FTE
Total Staff
24
-4% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Murwillumbah East Public
8.3:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.3:1, 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
16
18.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
6.7 FTE
Total Workforce
24
25.0 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.

13.816.118.520.9Nat avg19.019.017.516.316.216.217.017.217.218.316.1:115.6:114.9:114.5:115.2:114.5:112.2:110.6:19.3:18.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.31528.3:1-1
202417.21609.3:1-1.3
202317.218210.6:1-1.6
202217.020812.2:1-2.3
202116.223514.5:1-0.7
202016.224715.2:1+0.7
201916.323614.5:1-0.4
201817.526014.9:1-0.7
201719.029615.6:1-0.5
201619.030516.1:1—