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Newington Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Ballarat, VIC 3350 · Inner Regional
03 5330 5400
Students278enrolled
Ratio1:13.4student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
24
teaching staff
FTE Teaching20.8
Non-Teaching10
Student:Teacher13.4:1
Students278
Newington
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Key Workforce Metrics

Newington Primary School has 34 staff members (26.8 FTE), including 24 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.4:10
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
24-0.7 FTE
20.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.0 FTE
Total Staff
34
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Newington
13.4:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
24
20.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.0 FTE
Total Workforce
34
26.8 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.

17.721.324.928.5Nat avg22.521.525.923.522.521.721.522.621.520.815.1:116.3:114:114.4:114.8:115:114.5:113:113.4:113.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.827813.4:10
202421.528913.4:1+0.4
202322.629413:1-1.5
202221.531114.5:1-0.5
202121.732515:1+0.2
202022.533214.8:1+0.4
201923.533914.4:1+0.4
201825.936314:1-2.3
201721.535016.3:1+1.2
201622.534015.1:1—