AustraliaVICEast BentleighSouthern Autistic School

Southern Autistic School

GovernmentSpecialU
East Bentleigh, VIC 3165 · Major Cities
03 9563 8139
Students294enrolled
Ratio1:4.7student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
64
teaching staff
FTE Teaching59.1
Non-Teaching67
Student:Teacher4.7:1
Students294
Southern Autistic

Key Workforce Metrics

Southern Autistic School has 131 staff members (120.3 FTE), including 64 teachers and 67 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.7:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
64+0.6 FTE
59.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
67
61.2 FTE
Total Staff
131
8% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Southern Autistic
4.7:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.7:1, 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
64
59.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
67
61.2 FTE
Total Workforce
131
120.3 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

32.143.454.766Nat avg37.843.847.053.255.460.057.454.758.559.15.1:14.8:15.1:15.2:15.1:14.9:15.2:15.5:15.1:15:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202559.12945:1-0.1
202458.52995.1:1-0.4
202354.73015.5:1+0.3
202257.42965.2:1+0.3
202160.02964.9:1-0.2
202055.42855.1:1-0.1
201953.22755.2:1+0.1
201847.02425.1:1+0.3
201743.82114.8:1-0.3
201637.81945.1:1