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Nightcliff Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryT-6
Nightcliff, NT 0810 · Outer Regional
478Students
1063ICSEA
1:16.4Ratio
8/10SEIFA
Nightcliff

Key Workforce Metrics

Nightcliff Primary School has 43 staff members (39.8 FTE), including 31 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.4:1-0.8
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
31-0.3 FTE
29.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
10.8 FTE
Total Staff
43
7% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Nightcliff
16.4:1
NT Average
10:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NT average (10:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
31
29.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
10.8 FTE
Total Workforce
43
39.8 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.

23.529.535.541.6Nat avg31.027.632.535.837.835.936.831.829.329.015.2:118.8:116.4:116.1:115.2:116.8:115.5:116.5:117.2:116.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202529.047816.5:1-0.7
202429.350517.2:1+0.7
202331.852616.5:1+1
202236.857115.5:1-1.3
202135.960216.8:1+1.6
202037.857615.2:1-0.9
201935.857516.1:1-0.3
201832.553316.4:1-2.4
201727.651818.8:1+3.6
201631.047115.2:1