AustraliaWAWembley DownsHale School

Hale School

IndependentCombinedPP-12
Wembley Downs, WA 6019 · Major Cities
Students1,623enrolled
Ratio1:10.1student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
170
teaching staff
FTE Teaching160.9
Non-Teaching134
Student:Teacher10.1:1
Students1,623
Hale

Key Workforce Metrics

Hale School has 304 staff members (276.0 FTE), including 170 teachers and 134 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.1:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
170+0.6 FTE
160.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
134
115.1 FTE
Total Staff
304
9% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Hale
10.1:1
WA Average
13.1:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.1:1, 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
170
160.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
134
115.1 FTE
Total Workforce
304
276.0 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

128.4146.7165183.3Nat avg154.6151.0156.7162.9161.5159.0166.6163.1160.3160.99.6:19.9:19.6:19.6:19.9:19.9:19.7:110:110.1:110.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025160.91,62310.1:10
2024160.31,61810.1:1+0.1
2023163.11,62510:1+0.3
2022166.61,6129.7:1-0.2
2021159.01,5809.9:10
2020161.51,5949.9:1+0.3
2019162.91,5689.6:10
2018156.71,5049.6:1-0.3
2017151.01,4899.9:1+0.3
2016154.61,4869.6:1