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St Gerard's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Dandenong North, VIC 3175 · Major Cities
03 9791 7553
Students125enrolled
Ratio1:9.6student:teacher
SEIFA4/10advantage decile
Staffing
18
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.0
Non-Teaching13
Student:Teacher9.6:1
Students125
St Gerard's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Gerard's School has 31 staff members (22.4 FTE), including 18 teachers and 13 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.6:1-1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
18+0.4 FTE
13.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
9.4 FTE
Total Staff
31
28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Gerard's
9.6:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.6:1, 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
18
13.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
9.4 FTE
Total Workforce
31
22.4 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.

8.411.414.417.4Nat avg15.814.513.413.212.812.79.911.812.613.012.9:113.5:113:110.5:110.4:19.1:112.2:110.8:110.6:19.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.01259.6:1-1
202412.613310.6:1-0.2
202311.812810.8:1-1.4
20229.912112.2:1+3.1
202112.71159.1:1-1.3
202012.813310.4:1-0.1
201913.213910.5:1-2.5
201813.417413:1-0.5
201714.519613.5:1+0.6
201615.820412.9:1—