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Our Lady of the Cape Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPP-6
Dunsborough, WA 6281 · Inner Regional
Students331enrolled
Ratio1:16.2student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
27
teaching staff
FTE Teaching20.4
Non-Teaching23
Student:Teacher16.2:1
Students331
Our Lady of the Cape
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Key Workforce Metrics

Our Lady of the Cape Primary School has 50 staff members (33.8 FTE), including 27 teachers and 23 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.2:1+0.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
27-0.7 FTE
20.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
13.4 FTE
Total Staff
50
32% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Our Lady of the Cape Primary School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Our Lady of the Cape
16.2:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.2:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
27
20.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
13.4 FTE
Total Workforce
50
33.8 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.

11.916.120.424.6Nat avg14.016.016.617.218.020.522.420.521.120.415.9:116.3:116.6:117:117.3:116.8:115.8:116.7:115.5:116.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.433116.2:1+0.7
202421.132815.5:1-1.2
202320.534216.7:1+0.9
202222.435315.8:1-1
202120.534416.8:1-0.5
202018.031217.3:1+0.3
201917.229317:1+0.4
201816.627616.6:1+0.3
201716.026116.3:1+0.4
201614.022315.9:1—