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Scotch College

IndependentCombinedPP-12
Swanbourne, WA 6010 · Major Cities
Students1,552enrolled
Ratio1:10student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
173
teaching staff
FTE Teaching154.7
Non-Teaching139
Student:Teacher10:1
Students1,552
Scotch
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Key Workforce Metrics

Scotch College has 312 staff members (257.8 FTE), including 173 teachers and 139 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
173+9.6 FTE
154.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
139
103.1 FTE
Total Staff
312
17% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Scotch
10:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10:1, 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
173
154.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
139
103.1 FTE
Total Workforce
312
257.8 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.

116.5136.9157.4177.8Nat avg161.0161.6158.2153.2140.5137.1145.6145.1145.1154.79.4:19.1:19.3:19.3:19.7:19.9:19.5:110.1:110.4:110:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025154.71,55210:1-0.4
2024145.11,51310.4:1+0.3
2023145.11,47210.1:1+0.6
2022145.61,3849.5:1-0.4
2021137.11,3559.9:1+0.2
2020140.51,3609.7:1+0.4
2019153.21,4309.3:10
2018158.21,4729.3:1+0.2
2017161.61,4789.1:1-0.3
2016161.01,5189.4:1—