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St Mary's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Dandenong, VIC 3175 · Major Cities
03 5775 2670
Students154enrolled
Ratio1:10.4student:teacher
SEIFA4/10advantage decile
Staffing
19
teaching staff
FTE Teaching14.8
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher10.4:1
Students154
St Mary's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's School has 35 staff members (25.2 FTE), including 19 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.4:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
19-0.4 FTE
14.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.4 FTE
Total Staff
35
28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mary's
10.4:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.4:1, 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
16
10.4 FTE
Total Workforce
35
25.2 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.

12.615.819.122.3Nat avg20.318.318.419.417.016.616.117.815.214.812:114.4:113.5:111.1:111.8:111.4:110.9:19.7:110.8:110.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202514.815410.4:1-0.4
202415.216410.8:1+1.1
202317.81739.7:1-1.2
202216.117610.9:1-0.5
202116.618911.4:1-0.4
202017.020111.8:1+0.7
201919.421611.1:1-2.4
201818.424913.5:1-0.9
201718.326414.4:1+2.4
201620.324412:1—