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Tom Price Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryK-6
Tom Price, WA 6751 · Very Remote
Students272enrolled
Ratio1:13.4student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
20
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.4
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher13.4:1
Students272
Tom Price
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Key Workforce Metrics

Tom Price Primary School has 37 staff members (32.7 FTE), including 20 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.4:1+0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
20-2 FTE
19.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
13.3 FTE
Total Staff
37
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Tom Price
13.4:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the WA average (13.1:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
20
19.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
13.3 FTE
Total Workforce
37
32.7 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.

15.318.421.524.6Nat avg18.018.419.221.022.421.820.821.621.419.414.1:114.2:116.1:115.6:114.5:114.9:114.6:113.7:113.1:114:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.427214:1+0.9
202421.428013.1:1-0.6
202321.629613.7:1-0.9
202220.830314.6:1-0.3
202121.832414.9:1+0.4
202022.432414.5:1-1.1
201921.032715.6:1-0.5
201819.231016.1:1+1.9
201718.426214.2:1+0.1
201618.025314.1:1—