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Safety Bay Senior High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Safety Bay, WA 6169 · Major Cities
Students1,148enrolled
Ratio1:14.8student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
83
teaching staff
FTE Teaching77.4
Non-Teaching58
Student:Teacher14.8:1
Students1,148
Safety Bay Senior
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Key Workforce Metrics

Safety Bay Senior High School has 141 staff members (125.7 FTE), including 83 teachers and 58 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.8:1+0.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
83-0.7 FTE
77.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
58
48.3 FTE
Total Staff
141
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Safety Bay Senior High School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Safety Bay Senior
14.8:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.8:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
83
77.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
58
48.3 FTE
Total Workforce
141
125.7 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.

61.971.581.190.8Nat avg74.574.576.172.876.182.582.280.178.177.415:114.5:114.6:115.2:115.2:114.6:114.9:115.2:114.1:114.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202577.41,14814.8:1+0.7
202478.11,10314.1:1-1.1
202380.11,21715.2:1+0.3
202282.21,22514.9:1+0.3
202182.51,20414.6:1-0.6
202076.11,15315.2:10
201972.81,10815.2:1+0.6
201876.11,10914.6:1+0.1
201774.51,08314.5:1-0.5
201674.51,11815:1—