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Melrose Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Melrose, SA 5483 · Outer Regional
Students14enrolled
Ratio1:4.7student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
4
teaching staff
FTE Teaching3.0
Non-Teaching3
Student:Teacher4.7:1
Students14
Melrose
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Melrose Primary School has 7 staff members (4.9 FTE), including 4 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.7:1-1.9
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
4-0.5 FTE
3.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
3
1.9 FTE
Total Staff
7
30% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Melrose
4.7:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.7:1, 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
4
3.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
3
1.9 FTE
Total Workforce
7
4.9 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.

1.82.53.23.9Nat avg2.42.62.63.13.23.03.02.13.53.08.8:18.5:110:111.3:19.1:110:18:19.5:16.6:14.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20253.0144.7:1-1.9
20243.5236.6:1-2.9
20232.1209.5:1+1.5
20223.0248:1-2
20213.03010:1+0.9
20203.2299.1:1-2.2
20193.13511.3:1+1.3
20182.62610:1+1.5
20172.6228.5:1-0.3
20162.4218.8:1—