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Somerville House

IndependentCombinedPrep-12
South Brisbane, QLD 4101 · Major Cities
Students1,377enrolled
Ratio1:11.3student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
132
teaching staff
FTE Teaching121.6
Non-Teaching103
Student:Teacher11.3:1
Students1,377
Somerville House
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Key Workforce Metrics

Somerville House has 235 staff members (209.2 FTE), including 132 teachers and 103 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.3:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
132+6.4 FTE
121.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
103
87.6 FTE
Total Staff
235
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Somerville House
11.3:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.3:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
132
121.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
103
87.6 FTE
Total Workforce
235
209.2 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.

94.4118141.6165.2Nat avg111.9114.0117.0111.1117.4150.2114.0114.2115.2121.612.2:112:111.3:111.2:111.2:18.4:111.7:111.7:111.7:111.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025121.61,37711.3:1-0.4
2024115.21,35011.7:10
2023114.21,33311.7:10
2022114.01,33011.7:1+3.3
2021150.21,2668.4:1-2.8
2020117.41,31611.2:10
2019111.11,24311.2:1-0.1
2018117.01,31711.3:1-0.7
2017114.01,37012:1-0.2
2016111.91,36212.2:1—