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St Columba's Catholic Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPP-6
South Perth, WA 6151 · Major Cities
Students381enrolled
Ratio1:17.5student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
30
teaching staff
FTE Teaching21.8
Non-Teaching24
Student:Teacher17.5:1
Students381
St Columba's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Columba's Catholic Primary School has 54 staff members (36.4 FTE), including 30 teachers and 24 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.5:1-0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
300 FTE
21.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
14.6 FTE
Total Staff
54
33% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Columba's Catholic
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
30
21.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
14.6 FTE
Total Workforce
54
36.4 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.

11.515.619.824Nat avg13.913.515.417.418.820.321.421.821.821.817:118.5:116.7:116.7:117.6:116.9:116.5:116.5:117.6:117.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202521.838117.5:1-0.1
202421.838317.6:1+1.1
202321.836016.5:10
202221.435316.5:1-0.4
202120.334316.9:1-0.7
202018.833017.6:1+0.9
201917.429016.7:10
201815.425716.7:1-1.8
201713.525018.5:1+1.5
201613.923617:1—