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Mount Gambier High School

GovernmentSecondaryU, 7-12
Mount Gambier, SA 5290 · Outer Regional
Students778enrolled
Ratio1:13.9student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
60
teaching staff
FTE Teaching55.9
Non-Teaching39
Student:Teacher13.9:1
Students778
Mount Gambier
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Gambier High School has 99 staff members (90.0 FTE), including 60 teachers and 39 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.9:1+0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
60+1.9 FTE
55.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
39
34.1 FTE
Total Staff
99
9% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Gambier
13.9:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
60
55.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
39
34.1 FTE
Total Workforce
99
90.0 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.

42.451.460.469.4Nat avg61.563.156.854.455.249.962.056.654.055.915.2:113.5:114.9:114.8:113.3:113.9:112.9:113.5:113.6:113.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202555.977813.9:1+0.3
202454.073413.6:1+0.1
202356.676213.5:1+0.6
202262.080012.9:1-1
202149.969513.9:1+0.6
202055.273413.3:1-1.5
201954.480514.8:1-0.1
201856.884414.9:1+1.4
201763.185413.5:1-1.7
201661.593415.2:1—