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Open Access College

GovernmentCombinedU, R-12
Marden, SA 5070 · Major Cities
4,028Students
1017ICSEA
1:10.8Ratio
8/10SEIFA
Open Access
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Key Workforce Metrics

Open Access College has 186 staff members (168.8 FTE), including 137 teachers and 49 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.8:1-22.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
137-5.6 FTE
125.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
49
43.2 FTE
Total Staff
186
9% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Open Access College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Open Access
10.8:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.8:1, 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
137
125.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
49
43.2 FTE
Total Workforce
186
168.8 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.

80.3101.7123144.3Nat avg94.5100.5102.5102.8107.5115.6119.2126.7131.2125.656.8:155.7:152.2:147.8:141.7:140.9:135.9:135.6:133.6:132.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025125.64,02832.1:1-1.5
2024131.24,41133.6:1-2
2023126.74,50935.6:1-0.3
2022119.24,28435.9:1-5
2021115.64,72640.9:1-0.8
2020107.54,48041.7:1-6.1
2019102.84,91147.8:1-4.4
2018102.55,35452.2:1-3.5
2017100.55,60055.7:1-1.1
201694.55,37156.8:1—