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Falls Road Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Lesmurdie, WA 6076 · Major Cities
Students298enrolled
Ratio1:17student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
24
teaching staff
FTE Teaching16.7
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher17:1
Students298
Falls Road
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Key Workforce Metrics

Falls Road Primary School has 40 staff members (26.8 FTE), including 24 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17:1-0.8
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
24-0.2 FTE
16.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.1 FTE
Total Staff
40
33% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Falls Road
17:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
24
16.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.1 FTE
Total Workforce
40
26.8 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.

12.91517.119.3Nat avg15.216.817.116.617.317.517.515.816.916.719.3:118.9:117.8:120.2:117.9:118.5:118.5:120.1:117.8:117.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202516.729817.8:10
202416.930017.8:1-2.3
202315.831720.1:1+1.6
202217.532418.5:10
202117.532318.5:1+0.6
202017.330917.9:1-2.3
201916.633520.2:1+2.4
201817.130517.8:1-1.1
201716.831718.9:1-0.4
201615.229419.3:1—