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Smithton Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Smithton, TAS 7330 · Outer Regional
Students210enrolled
Ratio1:11.4student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
20
teaching staff
FTE Teaching17.3
Non-Teaching25
Student:Teacher11.4:1
Students210
Smithton
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Key Workforce Metrics

Smithton Primary School has 45 staff members (33.3 FTE), including 20 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.4:1-2.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
20+1.2 FTE
17.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.0 FTE
Total Staff
45
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Smithton
11.4:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.4:1, 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
20
17.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.0 FTE
Total Workforce
45
33.3 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.

10.513.516.419.4Nat avg12.413.513.614.114.216.515.817.616.117.314.9:115:114.7:114.7:113.6:111.9:112.7:113.7:113.7:112.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202517.321012.1:1-1.6
202416.122013.7:10
202317.624113.7:1+1
202215.820012.7:1+0.8
202116.519711.9:1-1.7
202014.219313.6:1-1.1
201914.120714.7:10
201813.620014.7:1-0.3
201713.520315:1+0.1
201612.418514.9:1—