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St Columba's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Ballarat North, VIC 3350 · Inner Regional
03 5332 4894
334Students
1090ICSEA
1:15Ratio
7/10SEIFA
St Columba's

Key Workforce Metrics

St Columba's School has 48 staff members (33.7 FTE), including 28 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15:1-0.8
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
28+1.1 FTE
22.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
11.4 FTE
Total Staff
48
30% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Columba's
15:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
28
22.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
20
11.4 FTE
Total Workforce
48
33.7 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.

16.519.622.826Nat avg19.419.820.020.222.521.621.323.621.222.315.9:115.2:116.1:115.8:114.5:114.7:115.7:114.3:115.8:115:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202522.333415:1-0.8
202421.233515.8:1+1.5
202323.633814.3:1-1.4
202221.333415.7:1+1
202121.631814.7:1+0.2
202022.532614.5:1-1.3
201920.232015.8:1-0.3
201820.032116.1:1+0.9
201719.830015.2:1-0.7
201619.430815.9:1