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Mount Lawley Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Mount Lawley, WA 6050 · Major Cities
Students543enrolled
Ratio1:17.8student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
36
teaching staff
FTE Teaching28.8
Non-Teaching23
Student:Teacher17.8:1
Students543
Mount Lawley
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Lawley Primary School has 59 staff members (42.9 FTE), including 36 teachers and 23 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.8:1-0.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
36+0.8 FTE
28.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
14.1 FTE
Total Staff
59
27% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Lawley
17.8:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.8:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
36
28.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
14.1 FTE
Total Workforce
59
42.9 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.

21.524.928.331.7Nat avg26.125.326.828.326.827.527.927.128.028.818.9:120.2:120.2:119:119.7:119.6:118.6:119.6:118.4:118.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202528.854318.9:1+0.5
202428.051518.4:1-1.2
202327.153219.6:1+1
202227.951818.6:1-1
202127.553919.6:1-0.1
202026.852919.7:1+0.7
201928.353919:1-1.2
201826.854120.2:10
201725.351020.2:1+1.3
201626.149418.9:1—