AustraliaNTBellamackForrest Parade School

Forrest Parade School

GovernmentSpecialT-6
Bellamack, NT 0832 · Outer Regional
118Students
939ICSEA
1:5.8Ratio
7/10SEIFA
Forrest Parade

Key Workforce Metrics

Forrest Parade School has 58 staff members (55.0 FTE), including 22 teachers and 36 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
5.8:1+1.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
22-5 FTE
20.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
34.6 FTE
Total Staff
58
5% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Forrest Parade
5.8:1
NT Average
10:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 5.8:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the NT average (10:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
22
20.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
34.6 FTE
Total Workforce
58
55.0 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20172025

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

10.92437.150.2Nat avg12.817.019.717.119.445.622.625.420.44.5:13.9:14.1:15.1:15.2:12.3:14.7:14.1:15.8:1171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20172025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.41185.8:1+1.7
202425.41054.1:1-0.6
202322.61064.7:1+2.4
202245.61062.3:1-2.9
202119.41005.2:1+0.1
202017.1875.1:1+1
201919.7814.1:1+0.2
201817.0663.9:1-0.6
201712.8584.5:1