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Tweed River High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Tweed Heads South, NSW 2486 · Major Cities
tweedriver-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au 07 5524 3007
Students590enrolled
Ratio1:9.9student:teacher
SEIFA4/10advantage decile
Staffing
52
teaching staff
FTE Teaching59.3
Non-Teaching22
Student:Teacher9.9:1
Students590
Tweed River
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Key Workforce Metrics

Tweed River High School has 74 staff members (74.6 FTE), including 52 teachers and 22 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.9:1-0.5
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
52+1 FTE
59.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
15.3 FTE
Total Staff
74
-1% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Tweed River
9.9:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.9:1, 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
52
59.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
15.3 FTE
Total Workforce
74
74.6 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.

44.551.458.365.2Nat avg57.354.952.852.454.457.458.058.358.359.313.9:113.2:113.7:113.2:112.9:111.4:110.5:110.4:110.4:19.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202559.35909.9:1-0.5
202458.360710.4:10
202358.360710.4:1-0.1
202258.061010.5:1-0.9
202157.465711.4:1-1.5
202054.470312.9:1-0.3
201952.469313.2:1-0.5
201852.872113.7:1+0.5
201754.972313.2:1-0.7
201657.379613.9:1—