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Para Meadows School

GovernmentSpecialU
North Wollongong, NSW 2500 · Major Cities
parameadow-s.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4229 1922
113Students
945ICSEA
1:4.5Ratio
9/10SEIFA
Para Meadows
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Key Workforce Metrics

Para Meadows School has 43 staff members (46.2 FTE), including 21 teachers and 22 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.5:1-0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
21+0.3 FTE
25.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
21.0 FTE
Total Staff
43
-7% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Para Meadows
4.5:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.5:1, 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
21
25.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
21.0 FTE
Total Workforce
43
46.2 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.

20.723.125.427.7Nat avg24.424.524.624.624.624.624.624.824.925.24.5:14.4:14.5:14.3:14.5:14.3:14.4:14.7:14.7:14.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202525.21134.5:1-0.2
202424.91174.7:10
202324.81174.7:1+0.3
202224.61094.4:1+0.1
202124.61074.3:1-0.2
202024.61104.5:1+0.2
201924.61064.3:1-0.2
201824.61114.5:1+0.1
201724.51084.4:1-0.1
201624.41104.5:1—