AustraliaWABroomeSacred Heart School

Sacred Heart School

CatholicCombinedPP-10
Broome, WA 6725 · Very Remote
58Students
635ICSEA
1:5.9Ratio
6/10SEIFA
Sacred Heart

Key Workforce Metrics

Sacred Heart School has 20 staff members (18.5 FTE), including 10 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
5.9:1-0.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
10+0.1 FTE
9.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
8.7 FTE
Total Staff
20
7% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Sacred Heart
5.9:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 5.9:1, 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
10
9.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
8.7 FTE
Total Workforce
20
18.5 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.

6.89.912.916Nat avg9.512.510.011.014.58.09.48.09.79.810.1:17:16.1:18.3:13.6:17.2:17:16.6:16.2:15.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20259.8585.9:1-0.3
20249.7606.2:1-0.4
20238.0536.6:1-0.4
20229.4667:1-0.2
20218.0587.2:1+3.6
202014.5523.6:1-4.7
201911.0918.3:1+2.2
201810.0616.1:1-0.9
201712.5887:1-3.1
20169.59610.1:1