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Mount Barker High School

GovernmentSecondaryU, 7-12
Mount Barker, SA 5251 · Major Cities
Students1,061enrolled
Ratio1:14.4student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
78
teaching staff
FTE Teaching73.3
Non-Teaching50
Student:Teacher14.4:1
Students1,061
Mount Barker
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Barker High School has 128 staff members (114.8 FTE), including 78 teachers and 50 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.4:1-0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
78+1 FTE
73.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
50
41.5 FTE
Total Staff
128
10% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Barker
14.4:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
78
73.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
50
41.5 FTE
Total Workforce
128
114.8 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.

38.453.668.884Nat avg45.247.447.249.651.854.876.476.072.373.314:113.1:112.9:112.8:113.6:113.4:113.2:113.8:114.8:114.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202573.31,06114.5:1-0.3
202472.31,07014.8:1+1
202376.01,05113.8:1+0.6
202276.41,01213.2:1-0.2
202154.873613.4:1-0.2
202051.870413.6:1+0.8
201949.663412.8:1-0.1
201847.260812.9:1-0.2
201747.462313.1:1-0.9
201645.263214:1—