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Longford Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Longford, TAS 7301 · Inner Regional
Students230enrolled
Ratio1:11.9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.5
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher11.9:1
Students230
Longford
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Key Workforce Metrics

Longford Primary School has 40 staff members (28.8 FTE), including 23 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.9:1-0.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
23-0.6 FTE
18.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
10.3 FTE
Total Staff
40
28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Longford
11.9:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.9:1, 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
23
18.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
10.3 FTE
Total Workforce
40
28.8 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.

12.815.518.321Nat avg15.415.016.016.616.818.016.517.819.118.516.2:116.6:115.6:115:114.9:114.2:114.2:112.9:112.7:112.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.523012.4:1-0.3
202419.124212.7:1-0.2
202317.823012.9:1-1.3
202216.523514.2:10
202118.025614.2:1-0.7
202016.825114.9:1-0.1
201916.624915:1-0.6
201816.024915.6:1-1
201715.024916.6:1+0.4
201615.425016.2:1—