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St Joseph's School

CatholicCombinedR-9
Peterborough, SA 5422 · Outer Regional
Students62enrolled
Ratio1:9.5student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
8
teaching staff
FTE Teaching6.5
Non-Teaching10
Student:Teacher9.5:1
Students62
St Joseph's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's School has 18 staff members (12.5 FTE), including 8 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.5:1+0.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
8-1.3 FTE
6.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.0 FTE
Total Staff
18
31% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Joseph's
9.5:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.5:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
8
6.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.0 FTE
Total Workforce
18
12.5 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.

4.45.87.28.6Nat avg5.25.35.65.86.15.27.27.07.86.511.3:112.8:113.9:112.6:110.3:111.2:19.6:111.6:18.7:19.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20256.5629.5:1+0.8
20247.8688.7:1-2.9
20237.08111.6:1+2
20227.2699.6:1-1.6
20215.25811.2:1+0.9
20206.16310.3:1-2.3
20195.87312.6:1-1.3
20185.67813.9:1+1.1
20175.36812.8:1+1.5
20165.25911.3:1—