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Diggers Rest Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Diggers Rest, VIC 3427 · Major Cities
03 9740 1391
Students560enrolled
Ratio1:14.9student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
41
teaching staff
FTE Teaching37.5
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher14.9:1
Students560
Diggers Rest
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Key Workforce Metrics

Diggers Rest Primary School has 56 staff members (49.2 FTE), including 41 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.9:1+0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
41+2.6 FTE
37.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.7 FTE
Total Staff
56
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Diggers Rest
14.9:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
41
37.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.7 FTE
Total Workforce
56
49.2 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.

6.718.229.741.3Nat avg7.910.213.115.620.425.525.229.434.937.517.2:115.8:115.6:117.3:116.5:114.4:116:115.8:114.8:114.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202537.556014.9:1+0.1
202434.951814.8:1-1
202329.446515.8:1-0.2
202225.240416:1+1.6
202125.536614.4:1-2.1
202020.433616.5:1-0.8
201915.627017.3:1+1.7
201813.120415.6:1-0.2
201710.216115.8:1-1.4
20167.913617.2:1—