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Shoal Bay Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Shoal Bay, NSW 2315 · Inner Regional
shoalbay-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4981 1007
Students237enrolled
Ratio1:17.3student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
18
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.7
Non-Teaching10
Student:Teacher17.3:1
Students237
Shoal Bay Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Shoal Bay Public School has 28 staff members (16.3 FTE), including 18 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.3:1+0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
18-2.3 FTE
13.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
2.6 FTE
Total Staff
28
42% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Shoal Bay Public
17.3:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.3:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
18
13.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
2.6 FTE
Total Workforce
28
16.3 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.

11.615.819.924.1Nat avg20.221.421.921.119.918.817.717.016.013.720.2:120.3:119.6:118.5:119.6:119.1:118.8:118.3:116.9:117.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.723717.3:1+0.4
202416.027016.9:1-1.4
202317.031118.3:1-0.5
202217.733218.8:1-0.3
202118.835919.1:1-0.5
202019.939119.6:1+1.1
201921.139018.5:1-1.1
201821.943019.6:1-0.7
201721.443420.3:1+0.1
201620.240920.2:1—