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Hawker Area School

GovernmentCombinedR-12
Hawker, SA 5434 · Outer Regional
Students45enrolled
Ratio1:7.2student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
7
teaching staff
FTE Teaching6.0
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher7.2:1
Students45
Hawker Area
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Hawker Area School has 23 staff members (15.1 FTE), including 7 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.2:1+0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
7-0.4 FTE
6.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
9.1 FTE
Total Staff
23
34% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Hawker Area
7.2:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.2:1, 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
7
6.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
9.1 FTE
Total Workforce
23
15.1 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.

5.16.37.48.6Nat avg6.86.56.16.66.37.67.86.36.46.05.9:16.8:16.4:16.1:15.4:16.1:15.8:17.9:17:17.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20256.0457.5:1+0.5
20246.4457:1-0.9
20236.3507.9:1+2.1
20227.8455.8:1-0.3
20217.6466.1:1+0.7
20206.3345.4:1-0.7
20196.6406.1:1-0.3
20186.1396.4:1-0.4
20176.5446.8:1+0.9
20166.8405.9:1—