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Sacred Heart Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPP-6
Highgate, WA 6003 · Major Cities
Students180enrolled
Ratio1:16.7student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
13
teaching staff
FTE Teaching10.8
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher16.7:1
Students180
Sacred Heart
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Key Workforce Metrics

Sacred Heart Primary School has 21 staff members (16.2 FTE), including 13 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.7:1-0.5
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
130 FTE
10.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
5.4 FTE
Total Staff
21
23% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Sacred Heart
16.7:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.7:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
13
10.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
5.4 FTE
Total Workforce
21
16.2 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.

9111315Nat avg13.610.812.511.610.811.110.610.810.810.814.1:117.6:114.3:114:115:113.6:114.7:115:117.2:116.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202510.818016.7:1-0.5
202410.818617.2:1+2.2
202310.816215:1+0.3
202210.615614.7:1+1.1
202111.115113.6:1-1.4
202010.816215:1+1
201911.616214:1-0.3
201812.517914.3:1-3.3
201710.819017.6:1+3.5
201613.619214.1:1—