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Bambara Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Padbury, WA 6025 · Major Cities
Students268enrolled
Ratio1:17.5student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
19
teaching staff
FTE Teaching14.5
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher17.5:1
Students268
Bambara
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Key Workforce Metrics

Bambara Primary School has 34 staff members (23.3 FTE), including 19 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.5:1-2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
19+1.3 FTE
14.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
8.8 FTE
Total Staff
34
31% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Bambara
17.5:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
19
14.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
8.8 FTE
Total Workforce
34
23.3 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.

8.310.913.416Nat avg11.19.99.810.210.211.413.012.513.214.516.8:117.6:117:118:119.2:118.6:117.6:119.4:119.5:118.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202514.526818.5:1-1
202413.225719.5:1+0.1
202312.524219.4:1+1.8
202213.022917.6:1-1
202111.421218.6:1-0.6
202010.219619.2:1+1.2
201910.218418:1+1
20189.816717:1-0.6
20179.917417.6:1+0.8
201611.118716.8:1—