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Burnie High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Cooee, TAS 7320 · Outer Regional
Students502enrolled
Ratio1:12.3student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
45
teaching staff
FTE Teaching40.5
Non-Teaching34
Student:Teacher12.3:1
Students502
Burnie
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Key Workforce Metrics

Burnie High School has 79 staff members (65.0 FTE), including 45 teachers and 34 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.3:1-0.1
At national avg
Teaching Staff
45-0.4 FTE
40.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
34
24.5 FTE
Total Staff
79
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Burnie
12.3:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

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

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
45
40.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
34
24.5 FTE
Total Workforce
79
65.0 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.

30.936.341.847.3Nat avg39.036.337.437.341.342.543.041.740.940.513.8:114.8:115.4:115.2:114.8:113.7:112.8:112.6:112.4:112.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202540.550212.4:10
202440.950612.4:1-0.2
202341.752412.6:1-0.2
202243.055112.8:1-0.9
202142.558313.7:1-1.1
202041.361114.8:1-0.4
201937.356715.2:1-0.2
201837.457615.4:1+0.6
201736.353614.8:1+1
201639.053813.8:1—