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Balga Senior High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Balga, WA 6061 · Major Cities
596Students
909ICSEA
1:9.7Ratio
4/10SEIFA
Balga Senior

Key Workforce Metrics

Balga Senior High School has 118 staff members (99.3 FTE), including 70 teachers and 48 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.7:1-0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
70+2.9 FTE
61.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
48
37.6 FTE
Total Staff
118
16% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Balga Senior
9.7:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.7:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
70
61.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
48
37.6 FTE
Total Workforce
118
99.3 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

41.750.459.267.9Nat avg52.553.055.555.249.152.752.755.758.861.710:110.1:19.8:19.9:111.6:110.1:19.8:110.2:19.8:19.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202561.75969.7:1-0.1
202458.85759.8:1-0.4
202355.756910.2:1+0.4
202252.75179.8:1-0.3
202152.753410.1:1-1.5
202049.157211.6:1+1.7
201955.25479.9:1+0.1
201855.55429.8:1-0.3
201753.053610.1:1+0.1
201652.552510:1