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Immaculate Heart College

IndependentCombinedPP-12
Lower Chittering, WA 6084 · Inner Regional
Students358enrolled
Ratio1:11.3student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
36
teaching staff
FTE Teaching31.6
Non-Teaching29
Student:Teacher11.3:1
Students358
Immaculate Heart
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Key Workforce Metrics

Immaculate Heart College has 65 staff members (54.0 FTE), including 36 teachers and 29 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.3:1+0.9
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
36-1.2 FTE
31.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
29
22.4 FTE
Total Staff
65
17% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Immaculate Heart
11.3:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.3:1, 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
36
31.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
29
22.4 FTE
Total Workforce
65
54.0 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.

616.326.636.9Nat avg7.010.513.917.825.633.530.130.032.831.612.4:111.8:112.4:114.5:112.9:19.9:111:111.7:110.4:111.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202531.635811.3:1+0.9
202432.834010.4:1-1.3
202330.035111.7:1+0.7
202230.133211:1+1.1
202133.53339.9:1-3
202025.633112.9:1-1.6
201917.825814.5:1+2.1
201813.917212.4:1+0.6
201710.512411.8:1-0.6
20167.08712.4:1—