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Goulburn Street Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
West Hobart, TAS 7000 · Inner Regional
Students218enrolled
Ratio1:15.5student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
17
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.5
Non-Teaching10
Student:Teacher15.5:1
Students218
Goulburn Street
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Key Workforce Metrics

Goulburn Street Primary School has 27 staff members (20.2 FTE), including 17 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.5:1-2.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
17+0.6 FTE
13.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.7 FTE
Total Staff
27
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Goulburn Street
15.5:1
TAS Average
11.4:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the TAS average (11.4:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
17
13.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.7 FTE
Total Workforce
27
20.2 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.

10.412.414.516.5Nat avg12.212.213.014.015.014.414.814.512.913.520.3:121:119.8:119.1:117.1:116.9:116.1:115.4:117.6:116.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.521816.1:1-1.5
202412.922717.6:1+2.2
202314.522315.4:1-0.7
202214.823916.1:1-0.8
202114.424316.9:1-0.2
202015.025617.1:1-2
201914.026819.1:1-0.7
201813.025819.8:1-1.2
201712.225621:1+0.7
201612.224820.3:1—