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Tweed Heads South Public School

GovernmentPrimaryP-6
Tweed Heads South, NSW 2486 · Major Cities
tweedhdest-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 07 5524 3408
Students142enrolled
Ratio1:7.8student:teacher
SEIFA4/10advantage decile
Staffing
15
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.1
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher7.8:1
Students142
Tweed Heads South Public
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Key Workforce Metrics

Tweed Heads South Public School has 27 staff members (25.4 FTE), including 15 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.8:1-1.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
15+3.2 FTE
18.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
7.3 FTE
Total Staff
27
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Tweed Heads South Public
7.8:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.8:1, 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
15
18.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
7.3 FTE
Total Workforce
27
25.4 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.

11.114.11719.9Nat avg14.313.114.714.713.313.314.113.814.918.114.4:113.7:113.3:113.9:113.8:112.4:110.8:111:19.2:17.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.11427.8:1-1.4
202414.91379.2:1-1.8
202313.815211:1+0.2
202214.115210.8:1-1.6
202113.316512.4:1-1.4
202013.318313.8:1-0.1
201914.720413.9:1+0.6
201814.719613.3:1-0.4
201713.118013.7:1-0.7
201614.320614.4:1—