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Tennant Creek High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Tennant Creek, NT 0860 · Very Remote
Students142enrolled
Ratio1:7.4student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
20
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.1
Non-Teaching9
Student:Teacher7.4:1
Students142
Tennant Creek
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Key Workforce Metrics

Tennant Creek High School has 29 staff members (28.1 FTE), including 20 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.4:1-5.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
20+5.3 FTE
19.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
9
9.0 FTE
Total Staff
29
3% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Tennant Creek
7.4:1
NT Average
10:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.4:1, 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
20
19.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
9
9.0 FTE
Total Workforce
29
28.1 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.

11.718.625.532.5Nat avg29.522.722.621.619.823.718.215.413.819.17.3:110.1:17.4:18.5:19.9:17.8:18.7:19.9:112.8:17.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.11427.4:1-5.4
202413.817612.8:1+2.9
202315.41529.9:1+1.2
202218.21588.7:1+0.9
202123.71847.8:1-2.1
202019.81969.9:1+1.4
201921.61838.5:1+1.1
201822.61677.4:1-2.7
201722.723010.1:1+2.8
201629.52157.3:1—