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Footscray City Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Footscray, VIC 3011 · Major Cities
03 9687 2826
Students455enrolled
Ratio1:13.7student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
41
teaching staff
FTE Teaching33.1
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher13.7:1
Students455
Footscray City
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Key Workforce Metrics

Footscray City Primary School has 57 staff members (44.6 FTE), including 41 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.7:1-0.9
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
41+0.8 FTE
33.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
11.5 FTE
Total Staff
57
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Footscray City
13.7:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.7:1, 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
33.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
11.5 FTE
Total Workforce
57
44.6 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.

16.223.63138.4Nat avg19.122.329.432.634.334.931.829.732.333.116.2:116.4:114.4:114.5:114.7:115:115.9:115.9:114.6:113.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202533.145513.7:1-0.9
202432.347214.6:1-1.3
202329.747215.9:10
202231.850715.9:1+0.9
202134.952315:1+0.3
202034.350314.7:1+0.2
201932.647314.5:1+0.1
201829.442314.4:1-2
201722.336516.4:1+0.2
201619.131016.2:1—