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Airdale Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Port Pirie, SA 5540 · Outer Regional
Students119enrolled
Ratio1:9.2student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
15
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.0
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher9.2:1
Students119
Airdale
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Key Workforce Metrics

Airdale Primary School has 31 staff members (23.3 FTE), including 15 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.2:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
15+0.6 FTE
13.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.3 FTE
Total Staff
31
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Airdale
9.2:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.2:1, 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
15
13.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.3 FTE
Total Workforce
31
23.3 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.

10.513.21618.8Nat avg12.313.514.216.217.116.013.615.012.413.08.1:19.8:19.8:19.1:18.8:19:19.9:18.2:19.2:19.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.01199.2:10
202412.41149.2:1+1
202315.01238.2:1-1.7
202213.61359.9:1+0.9
202116.01449:1+0.2
202017.11518.8:1-0.3
201916.21489.1:1-0.7
201814.21399.8:10
201713.51329.8:1+1.7
201612.31008.1:1—