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Freeling Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Freeling, SA 5372 · Inner Regional
Students241enrolled
Ratio1:16.5student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
18
teaching staff
FTE Teaching14.6
Non-Teaching14
Student:Teacher16.5:1
Students241
Freeling
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Key Workforce Metrics

Freeling Primary School has 32 staff members (23.3 FTE), including 18 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.5:1+1.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
18-0.8 FTE
14.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
8.7 FTE
Total Staff
32
27% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Freeling
16.5:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
18
14.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
8.7 FTE
Total Workforce
32
23.3 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.

12.215.518.722Nat avg17.418.619.418.620.017.616.814.415.414.617.3:116.3:116.4:117.7:115.9:118.1:115.4:117.1:115.4:116.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202514.624116.5:1+1.1
202415.423715.4:1-1.7
202314.424617.1:1+1.7
202216.825815.4:1-2.7
202117.631818.1:1+2.2
202020.031815.9:1-1.8
201918.633017.7:1+1.3
201819.431916.4:1+0.1
201718.630416.3:1-1
201617.430117.3:1—