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St Lawrence's Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPP-6
Geraldton, WA 6530 · Outer Regional
Students563enrolled
Ratio1:18.6student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
38
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.2
Non-Teaching33
Student:Teacher18.6:1
Students563
St Lawrence's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Lawrence's Primary School has 71 staff members (55.1 FTE), including 38 teachers and 33 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
18.6:1-0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
38-0.2 FTE
30.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
33
24.9 FTE
Total Staff
71
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Lawrence's
18.6:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 18.6:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
38
30.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
33
24.9 FTE
Total Workforce
71
55.1 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.

22.626.630.534.4Nat avg26.629.828.631.330.929.528.431.230.430.219.4:116.7:117.1:115.2:115.4:116.7:118.1:117.2:118.7:118.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.256318.6:1-0.1
202430.456818.7:1+1.5
202331.253817.2:1-0.9
202228.451418.1:1+1.4
202129.549316.7:1+1.3
202030.947515.4:1+0.2
201931.347515.2:1-1.9
201828.648917.1:1+0.4
201729.849716.7:1-2.7
201626.651619.4:1—