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Murwillumbah Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Murwillumbah, NSW 2484 · Inner Regional
murwillumb-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6672 1467
Students149enrolled
Ratio1:8.5student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
19
teaching staff
FTE Teaching17.6
Non-Teaching7
Student:Teacher8.5:1
Students149
Murwillumbah Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Murwillumbah Public School has 26 staff members (20.3 FTE), including 19 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.5:1-0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
190 FTE
17.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
2.7 FTE
Total Staff
26
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Murwillumbah Public
8.5:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.5:1, 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
19
17.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
2.7 FTE
Total Workforce
26
20.3 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.

13.515.617.819.9Nat avg16.517.718.117.015.915.916.617.617.617.616.2:117.2:116.2:116.8:115.7:114.2:111.3:19.5:18.7:18.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202517.61498.5:1-0.2
202417.61538.7:1-0.8
202317.61689.5:1-1.8
202216.618711.3:1-2.9
202115.922614.2:1-1.5
202015.924915.7:1-1.1
201917.028616.8:1+0.6
201818.129316.2:1-1
201717.730517.2:1+1
201616.526816.2:1—