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The Cottage School

IndependentPrimaryPrep-6
Bellerive, TAS 7018 · Inner Regional
Students77enrolled
Ratio1:9.9student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
11
teaching staff
FTE Teaching7.8
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher9.9:1
Students77
The Cottage
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Key Workforce Metrics

The Cottage School has 23 staff members (14.4 FTE), including 11 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.9:1-1.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
11+1 FTE
7.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
6.6 FTE
Total Staff
23
37% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

The Cottage
9.9:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.9:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the TAS average (11.4:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
11
7.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
6.6 FTE
Total Workforce
23
14.4 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.

4.55.97.28.6Nat avg5.37.56.46.96.57.26.97.16.87.813.2:18.5:110.3:19.9:110.3:19.7:110.4:110.8:111.6:19.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20257.8779.9:1-1.7
20246.87911.6:1+0.8
20237.17710.8:1+0.4
20226.97210.4:1+0.7
20217.2709.7:1-0.6
20206.56710.3:1+0.4
20196.9689.9:1-0.4
20186.46610.3:1+1.8
20177.5648.5:1-4.7
20165.37013.2:1—