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Avonvale Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Northam, WA 6401 · Inner Regional
Students117enrolled
Ratio1:14.1student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
10
teaching staff
FTE Teaching7.8
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher14.1:1
Students117
Avonvale
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Key Workforce Metrics

Avonvale Primary School has 22 staff members (16.6 FTE), including 10 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.1:1+1.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
10+0.2 FTE
7.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
8.8 FTE
Total Staff
22
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Avonvale
14.1:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
10
7.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
8.8 FTE
Total Workforce
22
16.6 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.

6.59.913.316.7Nat avg15.213.410.210.28.811.48.69.07.67.812.6:112.5:116.7:114.9:113.4:111.2:115.7:112.8:112.4:115:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20257.811715:1+2.6
20247.69412.4:1-0.4
20239.011512.8:1-2.9
20228.613515.7:1+4.5
202111.412811.2:1-2.2
20208.811813.4:1-1.5
201910.215214.9:1-1.8
201810.217016.7:1+4.2
201713.416712.5:1-0.1
201615.219112.6:1—