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Whitefriars College

CatholicSecondary7-12
Donvale, VIC 3111 · Major Cities
03 9872 8200
Students1,055enrolled
Ratio1:11.3student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
102
teaching staff
FTE Teaching93.3
Non-Teaching63
Student:Teacher11.3:1
Students1,055
Whitefriars
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Key Workforce Metrics

Whitefriars College has 165 staff members (144.6 FTE), including 102 teachers and 63 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.3:1+0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
102-0.6 FTE
93.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
63
51.3 FTE
Total Staff
165
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Whitefriars
11.3:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.3:1, 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
102
93.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
63
51.3 FTE
Total Workforce
165
144.6 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.

77.193.3109.4125.6Nat avg114.2110.1107.6108.6102.198.893.590.793.993.310.7:111.1:111.1:110.8:111.2:111.3:111.5:111.4:111.1:111.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202593.31,05511.3:1+0.2
202493.91,04111.1:1-0.3
202390.71,03511.4:1-0.1
202293.51,07911.5:1+0.2
202198.81,11811.3:1+0.1
2020102.11,14811.2:1+0.4
2019108.61,17410.8:1-0.3
2018107.61,19711.1:10
2017110.11,21911.1:1+0.4
2016114.21,22010.7:1—