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Margaret River Independent School

IndependentPrimaryPP-6
Forest Grove, WA 6286 · Inner Regional
Students156enrolled
Ratio1:14.1student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
18
teaching staff
FTE Teaching11.1
Non-Teaching19
Student:Teacher14.1:1
Students156
Margaret River Independent
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Key Workforce Metrics

Margaret River Independent School has 37 staff members (23.0 FTE), including 18 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.1:1+1.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
18-1.1 FTE
11.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
11.9 FTE
Total Staff
37
38% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Margaret River Independent
14.1:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
18
11.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
11.9 FTE
Total Workforce
37
23.0 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.

6.99.111.313.5Nat avg8.19.710.310.810.312.311.210.412.211.112.5:110.8:110.8:111.8:112.7:111.3:111.9:113.1:112.4:114.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202511.115614.1:1+1.7
202412.215112.4:1-0.7
202310.413613.1:1+1.2
202211.213311.9:1+0.6
202112.313911.3:1-1.4
202010.313112.7:1+0.9
201910.812711.8:1+1
201810.311110.8:10
20179.710510.8:1-1.7
20168.110112.5:1—