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Chirnside Park Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Chirnside Park, VIC 3116 · Major Cities
03 9727 3466
Students411enrolled
Ratio1:11.9student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
40
teaching staff
FTE Teaching34.5
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher11.9:1
Students411
Chirnside Park

Key Workforce Metrics

Chirnside Park Primary School has 56 staff members (45.1 FTE), including 40 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.9:1-2.5
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
40+6.8 FTE
34.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.6 FTE
Total Staff
56
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Chirnside Park
11.9:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.9:1, 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
40
34.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.6 FTE
Total Workforce
56
45.1 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.

13.221.429.738Nat avg15.515.917.220.921.322.226.426.227.734.516.8:116.2:116.6:115.5:115.7:115.8:113.6:114.5:114.4:111.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202534.541111.9:1-2.5
202427.740014.4:1-0.1
202326.238014.5:1+0.9
202226.435813.6:1-2.2
202122.235015.8:1+0.1
202021.333415.7:1+0.2
201920.932315.5:1-1.1
201817.228516.6:1+0.4
201715.925816.2:1-0.6
201615.526116.8:1