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Mulga Street Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Mount Gambier, SA 5290 · Outer Regional
Students189enrolled
Ratio1:14.1student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
16
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.4
Non-Teaching18
Student:Teacher14.1:1
Students189
Mulga Street
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mulga Street Primary School has 34 staff members (26.7 FTE), including 16 teachers and 18 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.1:1-1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
16-0.6 FTE
13.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
18
13.3 FTE
Total Staff
34
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mulga Street
14.1:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
16
13.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
18
13.3 FTE
Total Workforce
34
26.7 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.

11.416.22125.7Nat avg23.420.521.620.921.220.216.213.714.013.416.6:117.8:116.6:116.5:116.2:114.5:113.4:114.4:115.1:114.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.418914.1:1-1
202414.021215.1:1+0.7
202313.719714.4:1+1
202216.221713.4:1-1.1
202120.229314.5:1-1.7
202021.234416.2:1-0.3
201920.934516.5:1-0.1
201821.635916.6:1-1.2
201720.536517.8:1+1.2
201623.438916.6:1—