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Cobden Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Cobden, VIC 3266 · Inner Regional
03 5595 1087
Students123enrolled
Ratio1:11.3student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
15
teaching staff
FTE Teaching10.9
Non-Teaching6
Student:Teacher11.3:1
Students123
Cobden
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Key Workforce Metrics

Cobden Primary School has 21 staff members (14.5 FTE), including 15 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.3:1-1.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
15+0.1 FTE
10.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.6 FTE
Total Staff
21
31% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Cobden
11.3:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.3:1, 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
15
10.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.6 FTE
Total Workforce
21
14.5 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.

9.211.213.315.3Nat avg13.212.912.413.813.912.711.311.310.810.914.5:113.8:113.9:112.8:112.5:113.1:114.2:113.5:112.9:111.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202510.912311.3:1-1.6
202410.813912.9:1-0.6
202311.315213.5:1-0.7
202211.316114.2:1+1.1
202112.716713.1:1+0.6
202013.917412.5:1-0.3
201913.817612.8:1-1.1
201812.417213.9:1+0.1
201712.917813.8:1-0.7
201613.219214.5:1—