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Avonvale Education Support Centre

GovernmentSpecialK-12
Northam, WA 6401 · Inner Regional
Students40enrolled
Ratio1:5.2student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
9
teaching staff
FTE Teaching7.5
Non-Teaching22
Student:Teacher5.2:1
Students40
Avonvale Education Support Centre
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Key Workforce Metrics

Avonvale Education Support Centre has 31 staff members (25.8 FTE), including 9 teachers and 22 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
5.2:1+0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
9-0.9 FTE
7.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
18.3 FTE
Total Staff
31
17% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Avonvale Education Support Centre's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Avonvale Education Support Centre
5.2:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 5.2:1, 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
9
7.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
18.3 FTE
Total Workforce
31
25.8 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.

3.45.7810.3Nat avg5.24.05.06.08.08.07.09.48.47.54.8:14.5:14.4:14.3:13.5:14:14.9:13.6:14.6:15.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20257.5405.3:1+0.7
20248.4394.6:1+1
20239.4343.6:1-1.3
20227.0344.9:1+0.9
20218.0324:1+0.5
20208.0283.5:1-0.8
20196.0264.3:1-0.1
20185.0224.4:1-0.1
20174.0184.5:1-0.3
20165.2254.8:1—