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Canteen Creek School

GovernmentCombinedT-11
Canteen Creek, NT 0872 · Very Remote
49Students
564ICSEA
1:5.8Ratio
1/10SEIFA
Canteen Creek
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Key Workforce Metrics

Canteen Creek School has 9 staff members (8.5 FTE), including 9 teachers and 0 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
5.8:1-4.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
9+3.5 FTE
8.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
0
0.0 FTE
Total Staff
9
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Canteen Creek
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
9
8.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
0
0.0 FTE
Total Workforce
9
8.5 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.

3.45.47.49.4Nat avg5.55.04.04.66.04.55.55.85.08.510.2:110.2:113.8:18.5:17.2:18.2:19.1:18.4:110.2:15.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20258.5495.8:1-4.4
20245.05110.2:1+1.8
20235.8498.4:1-0.7
20225.5509.1:1+0.9
20214.5378.2:1+1
20206.0437.2:1-1.3
20194.6398.5:1-5.3
20184.05513.8:1+3.6
20175.05110.2:10
20165.55610.2:1—