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Southern Cross District High School

GovernmentCombinedK-12
Southern Cross, WA 6426 · Remote
Students54enrolled
Ratio1:5.9student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
10
teaching staff
FTE Teaching9.2
Non-Teaching7
Student:Teacher5.9:1
Students54
Southern Cross District
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Key Workforce Metrics

Southern Cross District High School has 17 staff members (12.8 FTE), including 10 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
5.9:1-0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
10+0.8 FTE
9.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
3.6 FTE
Total Staff
17
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Southern Cross District
5.9:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 5.9:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
10
9.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
3.6 FTE
Total Workforce
17
12.8 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.

67.99.811.7Nat avg10.69.49.69.07.67.07.27.28.49.28.5:18.7:18.2:16.3:17.4:17.1:17.9:18.1:16.5:15.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20259.2545.9:1-0.6
20248.4556.5:1-1.6
20237.2588.1:1+0.2
20227.2577.9:1+0.8
20217.0507.1:1-0.3
20207.6567.4:1+1.1
20199.0576.3:1-1.9
20189.6798.2:1-0.5
20179.4828.7:1+0.2
201610.6908.5:1—