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Castletown Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Esperance, WA 6450 · Remote
Students488enrolled
Ratio1:17.9student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
34
teaching staff
FTE Teaching26.1
Non-Teaching31
Student:Teacher17.9:1
Students488
Castletown
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Key Workforce Metrics

Castletown Primary School has 65 staff members (50.4 FTE), including 34 teachers and 31 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.9:1+2.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
34-4.8 FTE
26.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
24.3 FTE
Total Staff
65
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Castletown
17.9:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
34
26.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
24.3 FTE
Total Workforce
65
50.4 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.

22.226.631.135.5Nat avg30.928.930.227.827.329.532.332.030.926.117.3:119.1:117.4:118.2:118:117.7:116.6:116.6:115.8:118.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202526.148818.7:1+2.9
202430.948915.8:1-0.8
202332.053216.6:10
202232.353516.6:1-1.1
202129.552217.7:1-0.3
202027.349118:1-0.2
201927.850618.2:1+0.8
201830.252417.4:1-1.7
201728.955219.1:1+1.8
201630.953417.3:1—