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Alawa Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryT-6
Alawa, NT 0810 · Outer Regional
Students259enrolled
Ratio1:13.5student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
22
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.2
Non-Teaching21
Student:Teacher13.5:1
Students259
Alawa
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Key Workforce Metrics

Alawa Primary School has 43 staff members (32.0 FTE), including 22 teachers and 21 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.5:1-1.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
22+0.9 FTE
19.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
12.8 FTE
Total Staff
43
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Alawa
13.5:1
NT Average
10:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NT average (10:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
22
19.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
12.8 FTE
Total Workforce
43
32.0 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2016–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

10.313.917.521.1Nat avg12.113.715.218.818.619.218.317.718.319.214.3:115:115.4:113.9:115:114.3:114.9:115.6:114.6:113.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.225913.5:1-1.1
202418.326714.6:1-1
202317.727715.6:1+0.7
202218.327214.9:1+0.6
202119.227414.3:1-0.7
202018.627915:1+1.1
201918.826113.9:1-1.5
201815.223415.4:1+0.4
201713.720515:1+0.7
201612.117314.3:1—