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St Joseph's School

CatholicPrimaryPP-6
Southern Cross, WA 6426 · Remote
Students30enrolled
Ratio1:6.8student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
5
teaching staff
FTE Teaching4.4
Non-Teaching7
Student:Teacher6.8:1
Students30
St Joseph's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's School has 12 staff members (8.1 FTE), including 5 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
6.8:1+1.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
50 FTE
4.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
3.7 FTE
Total Staff
12
32% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Joseph's
6.8:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 6.8:1, 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
5
4.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
3.7 FTE
Total Workforce
12
8.1 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.

33.84.75.5Nat avg3.54.24.24.24.44.24.05.04.44.44.9:14.8:14.3:15.7:15.9:14.5:16.2:14.8:15.7:16.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.4306.8:1+1.1
20244.4255.7:1+0.9
20235.0244.8:1-1.4
20224.0256.2:1+1.7
20214.2194.5:1-1.4
20204.4265.9:1+0.2
20194.2245.7:1+1.4
20184.2184.3:1-0.5
20174.2204.8:1-0.1
20163.5174.9:1—