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Port School

IndependentSpecial8-12
Hamilton Hill, WA 6163 · Major Cities
Students156enrolled
Ratio1:8student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
20
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.4
Non-Teaching38
Student:Teacher8:1
Students156
Port
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Key Workforce Metrics

Port School has 58 staff members (50.4 FTE), including 20 teachers and 38 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8:1+0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
20-1 FTE
19.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
31.0 FTE
Total Staff
58
13% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Port
8:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8:1, 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
20
19.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
31.0 FTE
Total Workforce
58
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.

8.813.417.922.4Nat avg11.011.010.411.813.413.012.815.820.419.49.2:110.3:111.9:111.9:110.6:110.7:110.9:18.9:17.4:18:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.41568:1+0.6
202420.41517.4:1-1.5
202315.81408.9:1-2
202212.813910.9:1+0.2
202113.013910.7:1+0.1
202013.414210.6:1-1.3
201911.814011.9:10
201810.412411.9:1+1.6
201711.011310.3:1+1.1
201611.01019.2:1—