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Ararat Secondary College

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Ararat, VIC 3377 · Inner Regional
03 5352 4177
Students332enrolled
Ratio1:9.8student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
40
teaching staff
FTE Teaching33.6
Non-Teaching37
Student:Teacher9.8:1
Students332
Ararat
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Key Workforce Metrics

Ararat Secondary College has 77 staff members (60.1 FTE), including 40 teachers and 37 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.8:1-0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
40-0.3 FTE
33.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
37
26.5 FTE
Total Staff
77
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Ararat
9.8:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.8:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
40
33.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
37
26.5 FTE
Total Workforce
77
60.1 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.

20.426.73339.3Nat avg26.125.324.028.730.134.033.335.733.933.610.3:111.5:111:19.5:19.8:18.4:18.8:18.3:19.9:19.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202533.63329.9:10
202433.93359.9:1+1.6
202335.72988.3:1-0.5
202233.32928.8:1+0.4
202134.02878.4:1-1.4
202030.12959.8:1+0.3
201928.72729.5:1-1.5
201824.026511:1-0.5
201725.329011.5:1+1.2
201626.127010.3:1—