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Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista

IndependentPrimaryR-6
Para Vista, SA 5093 · Major Cities
Students440enrolled
Ratio1:13.9student:teacher
SEIFA4/10advantage decile
Staffing
34
teaching staff
FTE Teaching31.6
Non-Teaching31
Student:Teacher13.9:1
Students440
Good Shepherd Lutheran
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Key Workforce Metrics

Good Shepherd Lutheran School - Para Vista has 65 staff members (52.2 FTE), including 34 teachers and 31 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.9:1-1.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
34+2.4 FTE
31.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
20.6 FTE
Total Staff
65
20% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Good Shepherd Lutheran
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
34
31.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
20.6 FTE
Total Workforce
65
52.2 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.

16.823.329.836.3Nat avg19.821.221.824.626.527.933.030.229.231.617.3:116.9:117.8:117.1:116.5:116:113.6:115.2:115.3:113.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202531.644013.9:1-1.4
202429.244815.3:1+0.1
202330.245815.2:1+1.6
202233.044813.6:1-2.4
202127.944616:1-0.5
202026.543616.5:1-0.6
201924.642017.1:1-0.7
201821.838917.8:1+0.9
201721.235916.9:1-0.4
201619.834217.3:1—