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Sydney Distance Education High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011 · Major Cities
Sydneyh-d.school@det.nsw.edu.au 9383 0200
615Students
1032ICSEA
1:3.4Ratio
10/10SEIFA
Sydney Distance Education
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Key Workforce Metrics

Sydney Distance Education High School has 171 staff members (191.3 FTE), including 144 teachers and 27 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
3.4:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
144-5.9 FTE
166.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
25.3 FTE
Total Staff
171
-12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Sydney Distance Education
3.4:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 3.4:1, 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
144
166.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
25.3 FTE
Total Workforce
171
191.3 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.

110.2136.5162.8189.1Nat avg151.3142.9129.6142.2145.1159.3153.1152.6171.9166.03.5:13.4:13.7:13.9:14:13.9:13.7:13.8:13.8:13.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025166.06153.7:1-0.1
2024171.96523.8:10
2023152.65783.8:1+0.1
2022153.15733.7:1-0.2
2021159.36193.9:1-0.1
2020145.15824:1+0.1
2019142.25533.9:1+0.2
2018129.64853.7:1+0.3
2017142.94833.4:1-0.1
2016151.35373.5:1—