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Port Wakefield Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Port Wakefield, SA 5550 · Inner Regional
Students33enrolled
Ratio1:9.7student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
4
teaching staff
FTE Teaching3.4
Non-Teaching5
Student:Teacher9.7:1
Students33
Port Wakefield
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Port Wakefield Primary School has 9 staff members (6.1 FTE), including 4 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.7:1+0.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
40 FTE
3.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
2.7 FTE
Total Staff
9
32% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Port Wakefield
9.7:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.7:1, 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
4
3.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
2.7 FTE
Total Workforce
9
6.1 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.

2.93.74.55.3Nat avg4.44.44.84.84.84.63.63.43.43.416.6:116.4:112.1:110.8:19:17.2:14.7:18.2:19.4:19.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20253.4339.7:1+0.3
20243.4329.4:1+1.2
20233.4288.2:1+3.5
20223.6174.7:1-2.5
20214.6337.2:1-1.8
20204.8439:1-1.8
20194.85210.8:1-1.3
20184.85812.1:1-4.3
20174.47216.4:1-0.2
20164.47316.6:1—