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Somerset Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Somerset, TAS 7322 · Outer Regional
Students370enrolled
Ratio1:14.1student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
32
teaching staff
FTE Teaching24.6
Non-Teaching26
Student:Teacher14.1:1
Students370
Somerset
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Key Workforce Metrics

Somerset Primary School has 58 staff members (40.9 FTE), including 32 teachers and 26 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.1:1-1.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
32+2 FTE
24.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
26
16.3 FTE
Total Staff
58
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Somerset
14.1:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the TAS average (11.4:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
32
24.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
26
16.3 FTE
Total Workforce
58
40.9 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.

15.920.124.328.5Nat avg18.720.922.622.922.825.924.022.822.624.619:118.2:116.8:117.2:117.2:114:114.7:115.5:115.8:115:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202524.637015:1-0.8
202422.635815.8:1+0.3
202322.835315.5:1+0.8
202224.035314.7:1+0.7
202125.936214:1-3.2
202022.839217.2:10
201922.939417.2:1+0.4
201822.638016.8:1-1.4
201720.938118.2:1-0.8
201618.735619:1—