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Northern Christian School

IndependentPrimaryPrep-6
Bridgewater, TAS 7030 · Inner Regional
Students149enrolled
Ratio1:14.6student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
12
teaching staff
FTE Teaching10.2
Non-Teaching38
Student:Teacher14.6:1
Students149
Northern Christian
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Key Workforce Metrics

Northern Christian School has 50 staff members (21.5 FTE), including 12 teachers and 38 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.6:1+0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
12+0.6 FTE
10.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
11.3 FTE
Total Staff
50
57% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Northern Christian
14.6:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.6:1, this school's ratio is higher than the TAS average (11.4:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
12
10.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
11.3 FTE
Total Workforce
50
21.5 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.

6.88.41011.7Nat avg8.68.09.69.69.69.910.610.39.610.214.3:116:114.4:116.8:115.5:114.2:113.3:113.4:114.5:114.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202510.214914.6:1+0.1
20249.613914.5:1+1.1
202310.313813.4:1+0.1
202210.614113.3:1-0.9
20219.914114.2:1-1.3
20209.614915.5:1-1.3
20199.616116.8:1+2.4
20189.613814.4:1-1.6
20178.012816:1+1.7
20168.612314.3:1—