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Colac Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Colac, VIC 3250 · Inner Regional
03 5231 2560
Students164enrolled
Ratio1:11.1student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
19
teaching staff
FTE Teaching14.8
Non-Teaching13
Student:Teacher11.1:1
Students164
Colac
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Key Workforce Metrics

Colac Primary School has 32 staff members (22.6 FTE), including 19 teachers and 13 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.1:1-1.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
19-0.3 FTE
14.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
7.8 FTE
Total Staff
32
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Colac
11.1:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.1:1, 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
19
14.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
7.8 FTE
Total Workforce
32
22.6 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.

11.61416.318.7Nat avg14.915.216.716.316.517.016.613.715.114.815.7:116.4:115:114.1:113.5:112.1:110.8:113.9:112.3:111.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202514.816411.1:1-1.2
202415.118512.3:1-1.6
202313.719013.9:1+3.1
202216.618010.8:1-1.3
202117.020612.1:1-1.4
202016.522213.5:1-0.6
201916.323014.1:1-0.9
201816.725015:1-1.4
201715.224916.4:1+0.7
201614.923415.7:1—