Worst resourced Aussie schools revealed

New information has revealed the champion and worst schools for pupil to teacher ratios crossed Australia and the results person prompted a telephone for greater funding.

Figures from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority showed that the mean pupil to teaching unit ratio successful 2023 was 13.1 students per teacher – the aforesaid arsenic successful 2022 and a simplification from 13.3 students per teachers successful 2021. 

The mean pupil to teaching unit ratio was little successful autarkic schools with 11.8 students per teacher, compared to Catholic and authorities schools which saw an mean of 13.4 students per teacher.

Student to teacher ratios were consistently little for secondary acquisition than for superior acquisition successful each schoolhouse sectors, with an mean of 11.8 students per teacher astatine the secondary level, compared with 14.3 students per teacher astatine the superior level.

The champion and worst schools successful Australia for schoolroom sizes

Here is simply a breakdown the mean schoolroom size successful Australia by state, including the lowest performing superior and secondary schools, with links to our interactive representation to amusement you however things basal successful your school.

NEW SOUTH WALES SCHOOLS

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Catholic schools successful NSW person the highest student-teacher ratios with an mean of astir 15:1, compared to 14:1 crossed authorities schools and 12:1 for the autarkic sector. The NSW schools with the champion pupil to teacher ratios are government-run schools of region acquisition and ‘special’ schools – some authorities and independently operated – for students with peculiar needs, specified arsenic Carenne School and Aspect branches.

Three successful 5 of the 50 highest-ratio schools are Catholic schools, alongside 15 authorities schools scattered among booming suburbs similar The Ponds, fashionable bluish Sydney localities, and the suburbs of Newcastle.

WORST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NSW FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Santa Sophia Catholic College (Primary), Gables
2. St John’s Catholic Primary School, Dubbo
3. Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Eagle Vale

WORST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NSW FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Al-Faisal College, Liverpool, Austral
2. Al-Faisal College, Campbelltown, Minto
3. Rissalah College, Lakemba

QUEENSLAND SCHOOLS

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The 2 schools with the worst student-teacher ratios are successful Bundaberg but the remainder of the bottommost 15 are predominantly successful the South East, including Ipswich and the Gold Coast.

Queensland Pathways State College successful Brisbane recorded the champion student-teacher ratio with 6.1, and the remainder of the apical 10 schools each had ratios of little than 8 students per teacher. The Department of Education pointed retired that each schoolhouse successful the authorities passed the benchmark.

WORST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN QLD FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Kalamia State School, Brandon
2. Pinnacle Academic College, Kallangur
3. St John’s Lutheran Primary School, Bundaberg

WORST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN QLD FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Australian Trade College North Brisbane, Scarborough
2. Australian Industry Trade College, Robina
3. Australian Industry Trade College, Ipswich, North Ipswich

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS

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The 10 lowest performing schools for student-teacher ratios successful South Australia were located successful determination areas. Marree Aboriginal School, which has conscionable 18 students enrolled, had the lowest ratio astatine 2.8.

Across the authorities the mean ratio for tiny schools was 13.3 students per teacher, 15.6 for mean sized campuses and 13.6 for ample schools.

WORST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN QLD FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Grange Primary School, Grange
2. McLaren Vale Primary School, McLaren Vale
3. Greenwith Primary School, Greenwith

WORST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN QLD FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Mount Torrens Christian School,
2. St Joseph’s School, Peterborough
3. Karcultaby Area School, Karcultaby

VICTORIAN SCHOOLS

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The caller information revealed much than 1100 Victorian schools had worse student-staff ratios past the nationalist average. Victoria’s 2200 authorities and backstage schools scope from 3 students per unit to 24 students per staff. The schoolhouse with the lowest pupil unit ratio is Merrijig Primary successful the state’s precocious country, which successful 2023 had 18 students and 5 full-time-equivalent unit – that equals to 3 students per unit member.

WORST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN VIC FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Mother Teresa School, Craigieburn
2. Wunghnu Primary School, Wunghnu
3. Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, South Yarra

WORST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN VIC FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Cheder Levi Yitzchok Inc, South Yarra
2. Lighthouse Christian College Cranbourne, Cranbourne
3. Ozford College, Melbourne

TASMANIAN SCHOOLS

WORST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN TAS FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, Devonport
2. Sacred Heart Catholic School, Launceston
3. Stella Maris Catholic School, Burnie

WORST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TAS FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Taroona High School, Taroona
2. Hobart College, Mount Nelson
3. Launceston College, Launceston

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS

WORST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN WA FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Star of the Sea Primary School Rockingham
2. St Paul’s Primary School, Mount Lawley
3. St Lawrence Primary School, Balcatta

WORST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN WA FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Salvado Catholic College, Byford
2. Mother Teresa Catholic College, College Baldivis
3. St John Bosco College, Piara Waters

NORTHERN TERRITORY SCHOOLS

WORST PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN NT FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Ampliatwatja School, Ampilatwatja
2. Ludmilla Primary School, Ludmilla
3. Papunya School, Papunya

WORST SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NT FOR TEACHER STUDENT RATIOS

1. Ampliatwatja School, Ampilatwatja
2. Papunya School, Papunya
3. Gawa Christian School, Galiwinku