AustraliaVICChelseaSt Joseph's School

St Joseph's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Chelsea, VIC 3196 · Major Cities
03 9818 7570
Students317enrolled
Ratio1:13.5student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
29
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.4
Non-Teaching13
Student:Teacher13.5:1
Students317
St Joseph's

Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's School has 42 staff members (29.6 FTE), including 29 teachers and 13 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.5:1-7.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
29+7.7 FTE
23.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
6.2 FTE
Total Staff
42
30% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Joseph's
13.5:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
29
23.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
6.2 FTE
Total Workforce
42
29.6 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

13.318.423.428.4Nat avg21.821.522.121.421.823.023.325.815.723.417.4:117.4:116.9:117:116.8:115.9:114.8:113.1:120.8:113.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.431713.5:1-7.3
202415.732720.8:1+7.7
202325.833913.1:1-1.7
202223.334614.8:1-1.1
202123.036615.9:1-0.9
202021.836616.8:1-0.2
201921.436317:1+0.1
201822.137416.9:1-0.5
201721.537517.4:10
201621.837917.4:1