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Balaklava Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryU, R-6
Balaklava, SA 5461 · Inner Regional
Students236enrolled
Ratio1:14.2student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
19
teaching staff
FTE Teaching16.6
Non-Teaching20
Student:Teacher14.2:1
Students236
Balaklava
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Key Workforce Metrics

Balaklava Primary School has 39 staff members (28.8 FTE), including 19 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.2:1-0.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
19+0.6 FTE
16.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
12.2 FTE
Total Staff
39
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Balaklava
14.2:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.2:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
19
16.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
12.2 FTE
Total Workforce
39
28.8 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.

1214.216.518.7Nat avg14.315.614.116.115.916.414.917.016.016.617.5:116.7:118.5:116.8:117.7:118.6:118.2:114.5:114.8:114.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202516.623614.2:1-0.6
202416.023614.8:1+0.3
202317.024614.5:1-3.7
202214.927118.2:1-0.4
202116.430518.6:1+0.9
202015.928117.7:1+0.9
201916.127016.8:1-1.7
201814.126118.5:1+1.8
201715.626016.7:1-0.8
201614.325017.5:1—