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Para Hills High School

GovernmentSecondaryU, 7-12
Para Hills West, SA 5096 · Major Cities
Students670enrolled
Ratio1:12.5student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
56
teaching staff
FTE Teaching53.5
Non-Teaching43
Student:Teacher12.5:1
Students670
Para Hills
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Key Workforce Metrics

Para Hills High School has 99 staff members (83.5 FTE), including 56 teachers and 43 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.5:1+0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
56+7.3 FTE
53.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
43
30.0 FTE
Total Staff
99
16% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Para Hills
12.5:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.5:1, 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
56
53.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
43
30.0 FTE
Total Workforce
99
83.5 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.

35.843.551.258.9Nat avg42.144.944.143.246.942.551.047.146.253.511.6:111.2:111.2:111.4:110.5:111.8:111.4:111.8:112.1:112.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202553.567012.5:1+0.4
202446.256012.1:1+0.3
202347.155811.8:1+0.4
202251.058111.4:1-0.4
202142.550211.8:1+1.3
202046.949410.5:1-0.9
201943.249211.4:1+0.2
201844.149511.2:10
201744.950411.2:1-0.4
201642.148911.6:1—