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Hastings Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Port Macquarie, NSW 2444 · Inner Regional
hastings-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6582 2566
Students526enrolled
Ratio1:17.5student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.1
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher17.5:1
Students526
Hastings Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Hastings Public School has 46 staff members (35.1 FTE), including 35 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.5:1-0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
35+0.1 FTE
30.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
5.0 FTE
Total Staff
46
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Hastings Public
17.5:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.5:1, 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
30.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
5.0 FTE
Total Workforce
46
35.1 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.

24.729.935.140.3Nat avg35.536.036.635.534.533.331.229.130.030.118.9:119.5:118.3:119.1:118.8:118.4:117.8:117.6:117.6:117.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.152617.5:1-0.1
202430.052717.6:10
202329.151217.6:1-0.2
202231.255517.8:1-0.6
202133.361318.4:1-0.4
202034.565018.8:1-0.3
201935.567919.1:1+0.8
201836.667018.3:1-1.2
201736.070319.5:1+0.6
201635.567218.9:1—