AustraliaACTO'ConnorBlack Mountain School

Black Mountain School

GovernmentSpecial7-12
O'Connor, ACT 2602 · Major Cities
108Students
1030ICSEA
1:3.2Ratio
10/10SEIFA
Black Mountain

Key Workforce Metrics

Black Mountain School has 108 staff members (87.2 FTE), including 37 teachers and 71 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
3.2:1-0.5
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
37+2.7 FTE
33.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
71
53.4 FTE
Total Staff
108
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Black Mountain
3.2:1
ACT Average
13:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 3.2:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the ACT average (13:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
37
33.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
71
53.4 FTE
Total Workforce
108
87.2 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.

18.525.432.239.1Nat avg24.221.824.626.927.932.835.529.431.133.84:14.7:14.4:14.2:14.1:13.9:13.6:14.4:13.7:13.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202533.81083.2:1-0.5
202431.11163.7:1-0.7
202329.41304.4:1+0.8
202235.51273.6:1-0.3
202132.81273.9:1-0.2
202027.91144.1:1-0.1
201926.91124.2:1-0.2
201824.61094.4:1-0.3
201721.81034.7:1+0.7
201624.2964:1