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The Friends' School

IndependentCombinedPrep-12
North Hobart, TAS 7000 · Inner Regional
Students1,269enrolled
Ratio1:9.9student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
151
teaching staff
FTE Teaching128.6
Non-Teaching91
Student:Teacher9.9:1
Students1,269
The Friends'
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Key Workforce Metrics

The Friends' School has 242 staff members (198.4 FTE), including 151 teachers and 91 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.9:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
151+6.9 FTE
128.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
91
69.8 FTE
Total Staff
242
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

The Friends'
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
151
128.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
91
69.8 FTE
Total Workforce
242
198.4 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.

100.9114.4127.9141.5Nat avg122.5122.7121.8118.7121.0125.3120.9118.9121.7128.610.1:110.1:110.1:110.3:110:19.5:110.1:110.6:110.3:19.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025128.61,2699.9:1-0.4
2024121.71,24810.3:1-0.3
2023118.91,25710.6:1+0.5
2022120.91,21610.1:1+0.6
2021125.31,1889.5:1-0.5
2020121.01,21210:1-0.3
2019118.71,21810.3:1+0.2
2018121.81,23210.1:10
2017122.71,23710.1:10
2016122.51,23710.1:1—