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Kimberley School Of The Air

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Derby, WA 6728 · Very Remote
Students62enrolled
Ratio1:7.6student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
9
teaching staff
FTE Teaching7.9
Non-Teaching2
Student:Teacher7.6:1
Students62
Kimberley
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Key Workforce Metrics

Kimberley School Of The Air has 11 staff members (9.7 FTE), including 9 teachers and 2 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.6:1-3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
9+0.9 FTE
7.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
2
1.8 FTE
Total Staff
11
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Kimberley School Of The Air's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Kimberley
7.6:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.6:1, 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
9
7.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
2
1.8 FTE
Total Workforce
11
9.7 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.

3.95.57.18.7Nat avg6.06.05.05.05.05.05.04.67.07.95.5:15.8:16.2:16.6:15.2:15.8:17.6:111.1:110.6:17.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20257.9627.8:1-2.8
20247.07410.6:1-0.5
20234.65111.1:1+3.5
20225.0387.6:1+1.8
20215.0295.8:1+0.6
20205.0265.2:1-1.4
20195.0336.6:1+0.4
20185.0316.2:1+0.4
20176.0355.8:1+0.3
20166.0335.5:1—