AustraliaNSWWollongongWollongong West Public School

Wollongong West Public School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Wollongong, NSW 2500 · Major Cities
wollongwst-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au 4229 2096
Students243enrolled
Ratio1:10.9student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching22.3
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher10.9:1
Students243
Wollongong West Public

Key Workforce Metrics

Wollongong West Public School has 34 staff members (28.6 FTE), including 23 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.9:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
23+1.1 FTE
22.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.3 FTE
Total Staff
34
16% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Wollongong West Public
10.9:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.9:1, 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
23
22.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.3 FTE
Total Workforce
34
28.6 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

11.315.720.124.5Nat avg15.716.014.513.315.516.817.418.521.222.315.2:114.3:114.8:113.6:113:111.5:111:111.6:110.9:110.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202522.324310.9:10
202421.223210.9:1-0.7
202318.521411.6:1+0.6
202217.419111:1-0.5
202116.819311.5:1-1.5
202015.520113:1-0.6
201913.318113.6:1-1.2
201814.521414.8:1+0.5
201716.022914.3:1-0.9
201615.723815.2:1