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Lightning Reef Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Bendigo, VIC 3550 · Inner Regional
03 5443 2501
Students165enrolled
Ratio1:8.9student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.5
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher8.9:1
Students165
Lightning Reef
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Key Workforce Metrics

Lightning Reef Primary School has 38 staff members (27.9 FTE), including 23 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.9:1-0.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
23+1.6 FTE
18.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
9.4 FTE
Total Staff
38
27% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Lightning Reef
8.9:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.9:1, 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
23
18.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
9.4 FTE
Total Workforce
38
27.9 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.

11.915.418.922.3Nat avg20.316.214.016.417.416.516.917.116.918.510.3:110.9:113.5:111.7:110.3:110.7:19.8:18.7:19.6:18.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.51658.9:1-0.7
202416.91639.6:1+0.9
202317.11488.7:1-1.1
202216.91669.8:1-0.9
202116.517710.7:1+0.4
202017.417910.3:1-1.4
201916.419211.7:1-1.8
201814.018913.5:1+2.6
201716.217710.9:1+0.6
201620.320910.3:1—