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Mitcham Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Kingswood, SA 5062 · Major Cities
Students629enrolled
Ratio1:17.7student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
39
teaching staff
FTE Teaching35.5
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher17.7:1
Students629
Mitcham
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Mitcham Primary School has 56 staff members (48.5 FTE), including 39 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.7:1-1.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
39+1.5 FTE
35.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
13.0 FTE
Total Staff
56
13% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mitcham
17.7:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.7:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
39
35.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
13.0 FTE
Total Workforce
56
48.5 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.

27.53338.644.2Nat avg35.637.140.239.238.539.832.333.934.035.520.4:120.2:118.9:119.4:118.7:118:118.9:118.1:118.9:117.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202535.562917.7:1-1.2
202434.064418.9:1+0.8
202333.961318.1:1-0.8
202232.361118.9:1+0.9
202139.871718:1-0.7
202038.572118.7:1-0.7
201939.276019.4:1+0.5
201840.275918.9:1-1.3
201737.175020.2:1-0.2
201635.672820.4:1—