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Snowtown Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryR-6
Snowtown, SA 5520 · Outer Regional
Students35enrolled
Ratio1:8.8student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
7
teaching staff
FTE Teaching4.0
Non-Teaching10
Student:Teacher8.8:1
Students35
Snowtown
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Key Workforce Metrics

Snowtown Primary School has 17 staff members (8.3 FTE), including 7 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.8:1+1.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
7-0.4 FTE
4.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
4.3 FTE
Total Staff
17
51% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Snowtown
8.8:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.8:1, 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
7
4.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
4.3 FTE
Total Workforce
17
8.3 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.

3.44.55.56.6Nat avg5.05.05.65.76.05.65.65.64.44.010.6:18.6:19.6:17.9:18.3:18.9:18.2:16.8:17.7:18.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.0358.8:1+1.1
20244.4347.7:1+0.9
20235.6386.8:1-1.4
20225.6468.2:1-0.7
20215.6508.9:1+0.6
20206.0508.3:1+0.4
20195.7457.9:1-1.7
20185.6549.6:1+1
20175.0438.6:1-2
20165.05310.6:1—