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Port Pirie West Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Port Pirie, SA 5540 · Outer Regional
Students201enrolled
Ratio1:11.6student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
20
teaching staff
FTE Teaching17.3
Non-Teaching20
Student:Teacher11.6:1
Students201
Port Pirie West
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Key Workforce Metrics

Port Pirie West Primary School has 40 staff members (31.5 FTE), including 20 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.6:1+0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
20-0.9 FTE
17.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
14.2 FTE
Total Staff
40
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Port Pirie West
11.6:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.6:1, 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
20
17.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
14.2 FTE
Total Workforce
40
31.5 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.

11.614.617.620.7Nat avg18.818.016.416.613.615.014.415.618.217.312.9:112.4:113.3:113.1:113.5:113:112.9:112.4:111.5:111.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202517.320111.6:1+0.1
202418.220911.5:1-0.9
202315.619312.4:1-0.5
202214.418612.9:1-0.1
202115.019513:1-0.5
202013.618313.5:1+0.4
201916.621813.1:1-0.2
201816.421813.3:1+0.9
201718.022412.4:1-0.5
201618.824312.9:1—