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Port Hedland Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Port Hedland, WA 6721 · Remote
Students478enrolled
Ratio1:15student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
34
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.4
Non-Teaching18
Student:Teacher15:1
Students478
Port Hedland
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Key Workforce Metrics

Port Hedland Primary School has 52 staff members (46.7 FTE), including 34 teachers and 18 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15:1-0.9
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
34-0.8 FTE
30.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
18
16.3 FTE
Total Staff
52
10% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Port Hedland
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
34
30.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
18
16.3 FTE
Total Workforce
52
46.7 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.

21.32732.838.6Nat avg26.225.026.630.032.234.032.935.131.230.417.9:118.4:117.7:117.1:116.3:115.9:115.3:114.9:115.9:115.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.447815.7:1-0.2
202431.249615.9:1+1
202335.152414.9:1-0.4
202232.950415.3:1-0.6
202134.054115.9:1-0.4
202032.252616.3:1-0.8
201930.051417.1:1-0.6
201826.647117.7:1-0.7
201725.046018.4:1+0.5
201626.246917.9:1—