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Port Sorell Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Port Sorell, TAS 7307 · Outer Regional
279Students
994ICSEA
1:15.4Ratio
2/10SEIFA
Port Sorell
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Key Workforce Metrics

Port Sorell Primary School has 40 staff members (30.2 FTE), including 21 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.4:1+0.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
21-2.2 FTE
17.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
12.9 FTE
Total Staff
40
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Port Sorell
15.4:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the TAS average (11.4:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
21
17.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
12.9 FTE
Total Workforce
40
30.2 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.

13.916.519.121.7Nat avg18.416.318.517.019.717.918.417.919.517.317.1:118.5:116.9:117.4:114.7:116.3:115.1:116.2:114.8:116.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202517.327916.1:1+1.3
202419.528914.8:1-1.4
202317.929016.2:1+1.1
202218.427715.1:1-1.2
202117.929216.3:1+1.6
202019.728914.7:1-2.7
201917.029517.4:1+0.5
201818.531216.9:1-1.6
201716.330218.5:1+1.4
201618.431517.1:1—