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Star of the Sea Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPP-6
Rockingham, WA 6168 · Major Cities
Students638enrolled
Ratio1:18.7student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
44
teaching staff
FTE Teaching34.2
Non-Teaching41
Student:Teacher18.7:1
Students638
Star of the Sea
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Key Workforce Metrics

Star of the Sea Primary School has 85 staff members (64.4 FTE), including 44 teachers and 41 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
18.7:1-0.8
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
44+1.2 FTE
34.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
41
30.2 FTE
Total Staff
85
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Star of the Sea
18.7:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 18.7:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
44
34.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
41
30.2 FTE
Total Workforce
85
64.4 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.

25.830.835.840.8Nat avg33.635.637.134.834.336.932.530.433.034.218.2:117.3:116.8:117.8:117.9:116.9:119.9:121:119.5:118.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202534.263818.7:1-0.8
202433.064219.5:1-1.5
202330.463821:1+1.1
202232.564719.9:1+3
202136.962516.9:1-1
202034.361417.9:1+0.1
201934.861917.8:1+1
201837.162216.8:1-0.5
201735.661517.3:1-0.9
201633.661318.2:1—