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St Patrick's College

CatholicSecondary7-12
Ballarat, VIC 3350 · Inner Regional
Students1,267enrolled
Ratio1:11student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
124
teaching staff
FTE Teaching114.8
Non-Teaching87
Student:Teacher11:1
Students1,267
St Patrick's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Patrick's College has 211 staff members (188.1 FTE), including 124 teachers and 87 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
124+3.9 FTE
114.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
87
73.3 FTE
Total Staff
211
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Patrick's
11:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11:1, 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
124
114.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
87
73.3 FTE
Total Workforce
211
188.1 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.

88.6101.1113.7126.3Nat avg109.9108.7104.2105.0108.8109.9104.7104.7110.9114.812.5:112.5:112.8:112.6:112:111.6:112.1:111.8:111.4:111:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025114.81,26711:1-0.4
2024110.91,26211.4:1-0.4
2023104.71,23511.8:1-0.3
2022104.71,26612.1:1+0.5
2021109.91,27311.6:1-0.4
2020108.81,30512:1-0.6
2019105.01,32112.6:1-0.2
2018104.21,33312.8:1+0.3
2017108.71,36412.5:10
2016109.91,37612.5:1—