Teachers Federation members at Walgett Community College High School took the drastic step to tell the NSW Government that "enough is enough".

It comes as the Gallop Inquiry tours the region, stopping in Tamworth to be told about how staffing issues were wreaking havoc with

NSW Teachers Federation Deputy President Henry Rajendra said Walgett Community College High School began the school year seriously under-staffed.

Half of all positions at the school currently sit empty.

Mr Rajendra said the school was "another example" of the NSW Government's failures.

"This is another example of the NSW Government and its education department failing to fully staff schools, in this case, a school which is one of the most complex and disadvantaged in the state," he said.

"The Education Department have known of the dire teacher shortages at Walgett for some time but failed to address the problem. This is unfair."

The union continues to receive numerous reports of understaffing from schools across the region and the wider state area.

"The staffing of all public schools is the responsibility of the NSW Government through its Education Department," Mr Rajendra said.

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"For many of our schools, the government and department have failed them.

"The NSW Auditor General warned the Government two years ago that there was a critical shortage and yet little is being done to address the shortfall."

Mr Rajendra said the Education Department's staffing unit had been gutted, leaving principals to fill vacancies.

Education Minister Sarah Mitchell was approached for comment however was unable to provide a response before deadline.

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