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Adelaide High School

GovernmentSecondaryU, 7-12
Adelaide, SA 5000 · Major Cities
1,821Students
1094ICSEA
1:14.3Ratio
10/10SEIFA
Adelaide
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Key Workforce Metrics

Adelaide High School has 202 staff members (178.5 FTE), including 135 teachers and 67 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.3:1+0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
135-3.9 FTE
127.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
67
51.4 FTE
Total Staff
202
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Adelaide
14.3:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.3:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
135
127.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
67
51.4 FTE
Total Workforce
202
178.5 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.

85.9105.9125.9145.9Nat avg101.1107.5113.9114.4110.8106.0130.8132.6131.0127.113.9:113.5:112.9:112.9:113.2:114.2:114:113.8:114:114.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025127.11,82114.3:1+0.3
2024131.01,83714:1+0.2
2023132.61,83313.8:1-0.2
2022130.81,83414:1-0.2
2021106.01,50014.2:1+1
2020110.81,46513.2:1+0.3
2019114.41,47512.9:10
2018113.91,47412.9:1-0.6
2017107.51,45013.5:1-0.4
2016101.11,40713.9:1—