AustraliaNTEngawalaAlcoota School

Alcoota School

GovernmentCombinedT-8
Engawala, NT 0872 · Very Remote
33Students
610ICSEA
1:7.2Ratio
1/10SEIFA
Alcoota

Key Workforce Metrics

Alcoota School has 9 staff members (5.8 FTE), including 5 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.2:1+1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
5-0.1 FTE
4.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
1.2 FTE
Total Staff
9
36% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Alcoota
7.2:1
NT Average
10:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.2:1, 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
5
4.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
1.2 FTE
Total Workforce
9
5.8 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.

0.11.83.55.2Nat avg2.02.01.00.83.00.11.02.04.74.610.5:18:119:126.2:15.3:1160:125:110.5:16.2:17.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.6337.2:1+1
20244.7296.2:1-4.3
20232.02110.5:1-14.5
20221.02525:1-135
20210.116160:1+154.7
20203.0165.3:1-20.9
20190.82126.2:1+7.2
20181.01919:1+11
20172.0168:1-2.5
20162.02110.5:1