AustraliaVICBairnsdaleEast Gippsland Specialist School

East Gippsland Specialist School

GovernmentSpecialU
Bairnsdale, VIC 3875 · Outer Regional
03 5152 5922
95Students
857ICSEA
1:4.5Ratio
4/10SEIFA
East Gippsland Specialist

Key Workforce Metrics

East Gippsland Specialist School has 78 staff members (53.4 FTE), including 26 teachers and 52 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.5:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
26+0.8 FTE
20.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
52
32.8 FTE
Total Staff
78
32% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

East Gippsland Specialist
4.5:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.5:1, 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
26
20.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
52
32.8 FTE
Total Workforce
78
53.4 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.

14.21719.822.7Nat avg18.919.417.517.117.416.916.717.019.820.66:16.1:16.2:16.4:15.3:15.7:15.5:14.6:14.5:14.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.6954.6:1+0.1
202419.8894.5:1-0.1
202317.0794.6:1-0.9
202216.7925.5:1-0.2
202116.9965.7:1+0.4
202017.4935.3:1-1.1
201917.11096.4:1+0.2
201817.51096.2:1+0.1
201719.41186.1:1+0.1
201618.91136:1