Mascot school has highest ratio of students to teachers in region
The figures show that in 2018, in the Sydney City and eastern suburbs region, there were more students per teacher at St Therese Catholic Primary School in Mascot than any other school.
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A Mascot Catholic school has the highest number of students per teacher of any school across the eastern suburbs and Sydney City, according to the most up-to-date data from 2018.
An analysis of national data from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has revealed the schools where teachers have the most students to teach.
The figures show that in 2018, in the Sydney City and eastern suburbs region, there were more students per teacher at St Therese Catholic Primary School in Mascot than any other school.
According to the data, the most up to date that includes all state and private schools nationally, the Mascot school had an average of 22.3 students for every teacher.
The next highest ratio of students per teacher was found at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School in Kensington (21.9 students per teacher), St Michael’s Catholic Primary School in Daceyville (20.9 students per teacher), St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School in Malabar (20 students per teacher), and Bronte Public School (19.4 students per teacher).
Despite four of those schools being Catholic schools, a Catholic Schools NSW spokesman said the ratio was only slightly higher than most public schools.
“The average remains only marginally different from that of the government sector,” he said.
“Student-teacher ratios are affected by a range of factors specific to an individual school’s context such as teacher experience, the number of non-teaching staff, school size, and the level of socio-educational advantage of the students.
“NSW Catholic Schools continue to offer a terrific education, with high-quality teachers and academic results well-above the state average.”
In contrast, there was one teacher for every 2.8 students at Central Sydney Intensive English High School, the region’s lowest ratio of students per teacher.
