AustraliaWAChristmas IslandChristmas Island District High School

Christmas Island District High School

GovernmentCombinedK-12
Christmas Island, WA 6798 · Very Remote
Students273enrolled
Ratio1:7.9student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching33.1
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher7.9:1
Students273
Christmas Island District

Key Workforce Metrics

Christmas Island District High School has 47 staff members (43.1 FTE), including 35 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.9:1+0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
35+1 FTE
33.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
10.0 FTE
Total Staff
47
8% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Christmas Island District
7.9:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.9:1, 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
35
33.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
10.0 FTE
Total Workforce
47
43.1 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.

25.22932.736.4Nat avg29.730.031.832.232.131.830.431.532.133.18.9:18.9:17.8:17.6:17.7:17.6:18.4:18.3:17.8:18.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202533.12738.2:1+0.4
202432.12507.8:1-0.5
202331.52638.3:1-0.1
202230.42558.4:1+0.8
202131.82417.6:1-0.1
202032.12487.7:1+0.1
201932.22457.6:1-0.2
201831.82487.8:1-1.1
201730.02678.9:10
201629.72658.9:1