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Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY)

IndependentSecondary8-12
Adelaide, SA 5000 · Major Cities
Students205enrolled
Ratio1:9.5student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching21.2
Non-Teaching32
Student:Teacher9.5:1
Students205
Specialised Assistance
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Key Workforce Metrics

Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY) has 55 staff members (52.7 FTE), including 23 teachers and 32 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.5:1-2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
23+3.3 FTE
21.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
32
31.5 FTE
Total Staff
55
4% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Specialised Assistance School For Youth (SASY)'s student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Specialised Assistance
9.5:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.5:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
23
21.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
32
31.5 FTE
Total Workforce
55
52.7 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2017–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

1.48.71623.3Nat avg1.65.05.09.615.018.820.617.921.266.2:126.8:129:113.3:110.5:110.7:19.6:111.5:19.7:1171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2017–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202521.22059.7:1-1.8
202417.920511.5:1+1.9
202320.61989.6:1-1.1
202218.820110.7:1+0.2
202115.015810.5:1-2.8
20209.612813.3:1-15.7
20195.014529:1+2.2
20185.013426.8:1-39.4
20171.610666.2:1—