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St Mary's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Castlemaine, VIC 3450 · Inner Regional
03 5775 2670
Students64enrolled
Ratio1:10.7student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
10
teaching staff
FTE Teaching5.6
Non-Teaching6
Student:Teacher10.7:1
Students64
St Mary's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's School has 16 staff members (8.5 FTE), including 10 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.7:1+2.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
10-3.5 FTE
5.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
2.9 FTE
Total Staff
16
47% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mary's
10.7:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.7:1, 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
10
5.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
2.9 FTE
Total Workforce
16
8.5 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.

4.86.58.310Nat avg7.45.75.65.76.57.07.48.79.15.611.8:112.1:113:112.5:113.4:111.7:112.8:110.2:18.6:111.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20255.66411.4:1+2.8
20249.1788.6:1-1.6
20238.78910.2:1-2.6
20227.49512.8:1+1.1
20217.08211.7:1-1.7
20206.58713.4:1+0.9
20195.77112.5:1-0.5
20185.67313:1+0.9
20175.76912.1:1+0.3
20167.48711.8:1—