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Penrith South Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Penrith, NSW 2750 · Major Cities
penrithsth-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4721 3160
Students441enrolled
Ratio1:16.2student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching27.3
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher16.2:1
Students441
Penrith South Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Penrith South Public School has 46 staff members (33.9 FTE), including 35 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.2:1+0.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
35-0.1 FTE
27.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.6 FTE
Total Staff
46
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Penrith South Public
16.2:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.2:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
35
27.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.6 FTE
Total Workforce
46
33.9 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.

23.22730.834.5Nat avg29.730.931.431.431.431.428.127.427.427.316.2:116.6:116.1:116.7:116.5:116.6:116.7:116.2:115.6:116.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202527.344116.2:1+0.6
202427.442715.6:1-0.6
202327.444316.2:1-0.5
202228.146816.7:1+0.1
202131.452116.6:1+0.1
202031.451916.5:1-0.2
201931.452316.7:1+0.6
201831.450716.1:1-0.5
201730.951316.6:1+0.4
201629.748016.2:1—