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Mount Barker Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryU, R-6
Mount Barker, SA 5251 · Major Cities
Students326enrolled
Ratio1:13.7student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
27
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.8
Non-Teaching21
Student:Teacher13.7:1
Students326
Mount Barker
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Barker Primary School has 48 staff members (37.7 FTE), including 27 teachers and 21 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.7:1-2.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
27+5.4 FTE
23.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
13.9 FTE
Total Staff
48
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Barker
13.7:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.7:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
27
23.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
13.9 FTE
Total Workforce
48
37.7 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.

15.620.525.430.3Nat avg22.625.222.224.927.523.823.821.118.423.818.8:116.5:117.3:115.3:114.4:115.9:113.1:113.8:115.8:113.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.832613.7:1-2.1
202418.429015.8:1+2
202321.129213.8:1+0.7
202223.831113.1:1-2.8
202123.837915.9:1+1.5
202027.539514.4:1-0.9
201924.938215.3:1-2
201822.238417.3:1+0.8
201725.241516.5:1-2.3
201622.642518.8:1—