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Murwillumbah High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Murwillumbah, NSW 2484 · Inner Regional
murwillumb-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 02 6672 1566
Students347enrolled
Ratio1:7.6student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
40
teaching staff
FTE Teaching44.6
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher7.6:1
Students347
Murwillumbah
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Murwillumbah High School has 57 staff members (56.4 FTE), including 40 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.6:1+0.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
40-40.4 FTE
44.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
11.8 FTE
Total Staff
57
1% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Murwillumbah
7.6:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.6:1, 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
40
44.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
11.8 FTE
Total Workforce
57
56.4 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.

37.957.577.296.8Nat avg52.849.950.149.551.550.550.588.085.044.69.6:19.4:18.8:18.7:19.1:17.8:17.5:17.4:16.8:17.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202544.63477.8:1+1
202485.05776.8:1-0.6
202388.06547.4:1-0.1
202250.53807.5:1-0.3
202150.53927.8:1-1.3
202051.54709.1:1+0.4
201949.54308.7:1-0.1
201850.14408.8:1-0.6
201749.94689.4:1-0.2
201652.85059.6:1—