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Lake Colac School

GovernmentSpecialU
Colac, VIC 3250 · Inner Regional
03 5231 1055
Students82enrolled
Ratio1:4.2student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.0
Non-Teaching33
Student:Teacher4.2:1
Students82
Lake Colac
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Key Workforce Metrics

Lake Colac School has 56 staff members (40.4 FTE), including 23 teachers and 33 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.2:1-0.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
23+3.1 FTE
19.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
33
21.4 FTE
Total Staff
56
28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Lake Colac
4.2:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.2:1, 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
23
19.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
33
21.4 FTE
Total Workforce
56
40.4 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.

812.316.620.9Nat avg9.69.413.210.810.911.311.813.715.919.07.9:18.6:15.4:15.6:15.4:15:15.4:13.9:15:14.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.0824.3:1-0.7
202415.9805:1+1.1
202313.7533.9:1-1.5
202211.8645.4:1+0.4
202111.3565:1-0.4
202010.9595.4:1-0.2
201910.8605.6:1+0.2
201813.2715.4:1-3.2
20179.4818.6:1+0.7
20169.6767.9:1—