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St Joseph's School

CatholicCombinedPP-12
Northam, WA 6401 · Inner Regional
Students721enrolled
Ratio1:15student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
57
teaching staff
FTE Teaching48.1
Non-Teaching44
Student:Teacher15:1
Students721
St Joseph's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's School has 101 staff members (77.1 FTE), including 57 teachers and 44 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15:1-0.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
57+2.9 FTE
48.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
44
29.0 FTE
Total Staff
101
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Joseph's
15:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
57
48.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
44
29.0 FTE
Total Workforce
101
77.1 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.

25.534.643.852.9Nat avg30.034.134.636.040.741.944.347.145.248.118.1:116.7:116.4:116.9:116.5:116.4:116.1:114.8:115.2:115:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202548.172115:1-0.2
202445.268515.2:1+0.4
202347.169714.8:1-1.3
202244.371216.1:1-0.3
202141.968716.4:1-0.1
202040.767216.5:1-0.4
201936.060816.9:1+0.5
201834.656616.4:1-0.3
201734.157116.7:1-1.4
201630.054318.1:1—