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Melaleuca Park Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryU, R-6
Mount Gambier, SA 5290 · Outer Regional
Students107enrolled
Ratio1:8.6student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
14
teaching staff
FTE Teaching12.5
Non-Teaching19
Student:Teacher8.6:1
Students107
Melaleuca Park
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Key Workforce Metrics

Melaleuca Park Primary School has 33 staff members (24.3 FTE), including 14 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.6:1-1.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
14+1.2 FTE
12.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
11.8 FTE
Total Staff
33
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Melaleuca Park
8.6:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.6:1, 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
14
12.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
11.8 FTE
Total Workforce
33
24.3 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.

8.211.715.118.5Nat avg15.816.812.912.112.311.69.712.211.312.510.1:19.9:111.2:111.2:110.8:110.9:110.6:19.6:19.8:18.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202512.51078.6:1-1.2
202411.31119.8:1+0.2
202312.21179.6:1-1
20229.710310.6:1-0.3
202111.612710.9:1+0.1
202012.313310.8:1-0.4
201912.113611.2:10
201812.914411.2:1+1.3
201716.81679.9:1-0.2
201615.816010.1:1—