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Penola Catholic College

CatholicSecondary7-12
Broadmeadows, VIC 3047 · Major Cities
03 9301 2777
Students1,373enrolled
Ratio1:9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
170
teaching staff
FTE Teaching152.6
Non-Teaching97
Student:Teacher9:1
Students1,373
Penola Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

Penola Catholic College has 267 staff members (228.0 FTE), including 170 teachers and 97 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9:1-0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
170+1.2 FTE
152.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
97
75.4 FTE
Total Staff
267
15% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Penola Catholic
9:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 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
170
152.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
97
75.4 FTE
Total Workforce
267
228.0 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.

103.4124.9146.4167.9Nat avg121.7126.3126.5130.7134.5139.3143.2143.5151.4152.612.1:111.2:111.5:111.4:110.9:110.5:110.3:110:19.6:19:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025152.61,3739:1-0.6
2024151.41,4489.6:1-0.4
2023143.51,43710:1-0.3
2022143.21,47810.3:1-0.2
2021139.31,46410.5:1-0.4
2020134.51,46610.9:1-0.5
2019130.71,49611.4:1-0.1
2018126.51,45511.5:1+0.3
2017126.31,42011.2:1-0.9
2016121.71,47012.1:1—