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Tenison Woods College

CatholicCombinedR-12
Mount Gambier, SA 5290 · Outer Regional
Students1,552enrolled
Ratio1:12.3student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
140
teaching staff
FTE Teaching126.2
Non-Teaching100
Student:Teacher12.3:1
Students1,552
Tenison Woods
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Key Workforce Metrics

Tenison Woods College has 240 staff members (198.9 FTE), including 140 teachers and 100 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.3:1+0.6
At national avg
Teaching Staff
140+3 FTE
126.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
100
72.7 FTE
Total Staff
240
17% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Tenison Woods College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Tenison Woods
12.3:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.3:1, this school's ratio is in line with the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
140
126.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
100
72.7 FTE
Total Workforce
240
198.9 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.

80.399.8119.3138.8Nat avg96.299.2102.596.296.994.5102.9116.5123.2126.213.7:113.6:112.8:113.1:112.6:113.5:113.6:111.9:111.7:112.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025126.21,55212.3:1+0.6
2024123.21,43911.7:1-0.2
2023116.51,39211.9:1-1.7
2022102.91,40013.6:1+0.1
202194.51,27613.5:1+0.9
202096.91,22512.6:1-0.5
201996.21,25913.1:1+0.3
2018102.51,31012.8:1-0.8
201799.21,34513.6:1-0.1
201696.21,32113.7:1—