Lightning Ridge Central School
Lightning Ridge, NSW, 2834
School profile
ACARA
School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-12
School staff (FTE)
45.3
32.5 teaching · 12.8 non-teaching
Students per teacher
9.6:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
311
Indigenous students
61%
Language other than English
8%
Girls vs boys
156 girls · 155 boys
Socio-educational background
Well below the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
About
Lightning Ridge Central School is a comprehensive, co-educational central school located in Lightning Ridge, NSW, catering to students from Kindergarten through to Year 12. As a central school, it serves the full span of compulsory schooling and beyond within a single campus, making it a central hub of education for this remote outback community in far north-western New South Wales. Lightning Ridge is a distinctive and well-known Australian outback town, renowned internationally as the home of the black opal mining industry. The community draws a diverse population of long-term residents, mining families, and those attracted by the unique character of this remote region, giving the school a student body shaped by the rhythms and culture of a close-knit outback town.
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Pay and agreement
Graduate
$92,882
Starting salary
Top of scale
$133,422
Step 7 (Top of Scale)
Super
12.0%
Employer contribution
Under the Crown Employees (Teachers in Schools and Related Employees) Salaries and Conditions Award 2024. Full-time equivalent, before allowances.
Work out your pay stepWhat you need to teach here
Required before you can be employed at any NSW school.
Location
Remoteness
Remote