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Black Hill Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Ballarat, VIC 3350 · Inner Regional
03 5332 4544
Students397enrolled
Ratio1:14.1student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
34
teaching staff
FTE Teaching28.1
Non-Teaching27
Student:Teacher14.1:1
Students397
Black Hill

Key Workforce Metrics

Black Hill Primary School has 61 staff members (45.4 FTE), including 34 teachers and 27 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.1:1-2.5
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
34+4 FTE
28.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
17.3 FTE
Total Staff
61
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Black Hill
14.1:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
34
28.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
17.3 FTE
Total Workforce
61
45.4 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.

20.526.231.937.6Nat avg33.034.230.030.229.630.628.926.924.128.116.2:115.5:117.5:116.9:116.8:115.6:115.3:116:116.6:114.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202528.139714.1:1-2.5
202424.140116.6:1+0.6
202326.943116:1+0.7
202228.944215.3:1-0.3
202130.647815.6:1-1.2
202029.649716.8:1-0.1
201930.250916.9:1-0.6
201830.052617.5:1+2
201734.253115.5:1-0.7
201633.053616.2:1