AustraliaTASNewsteadPunchbowl Primary School

Punchbowl Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Newstead, TAS 7250 · Inner Regional
317Students
1029ICSEA
1:14Ratio
5/10SEIFA
Punchbowl

Key Workforce Metrics

Punchbowl Primary School has 53 staff members (36.8 FTE), including 26 teachers and 27 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14:1-1.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
26+0.6 FTE
21.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
15.3 FTE
Total Staff
53
31% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Punchbowl
14:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14:1, this school's ratio is higher than the TAS average (11.4:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
26
21.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
15.3 FTE
Total Workforce
53
36.8 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.

15.218.521.925.2Nat avg17.917.918.820.422.920.822.920.020.921.518.9:118.7:118.5:117.2:115.9:116.6:114.9:116.4:115.1:114.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202521.531714.7:1-0.4
202420.931615.1:1-1.3
202320.032916.4:1+1.5
202222.934214.9:1-1.7
202120.834616.6:1+0.7
202022.936315.9:1-1.3
201920.435117.2:1-1.3
201818.834718.5:1-0.2
201717.933418.7:1-0.2
201617.933818.9:1