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Portland Central School

GovernmentCombinedK-12
Portland, NSW 2847 · Inner Regional
portland-c.school@det.nsw.edu.au 6355 5233
Students204enrolled
Ratio1:8.5student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
19
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.7
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher8.5:1
Students204
Portland Central
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Key Workforce Metrics

Portland Central School has 30 staff members (33.6 FTE), including 19 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.5:1+1.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
19+0.3 FTE
23.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
9.9 FTE
Total Staff
30
-12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Portland Central
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
23.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
9.9 FTE
Total Workforce
30
33.6 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.

11.316.221.126.1Nat avg17.918.614.813.315.217.519.522.923.423.79.9:17.8:18.6:18:18.6:19.4:19.1:17.6:17.3:18.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.72048.6:1+1.3
202423.41707.3:1-0.3
202322.91757.6:1-1.5
202219.51789.1:1-0.3
202117.51659.4:1+0.8
202015.21308.6:1+0.6
201913.31068:1-0.6
201814.81278.6:1+0.8
201718.61467.8:1-2.1
201617.91789.9:1—