AustraliaVICFootscraySt John's School

St John's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Footscray, VIC 3011 · Major Cities
03 9459 2963
Students227enrolled
Ratio1:10.1student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
27
teaching staff
FTE Teaching22.5
Non-Teaching9
Student:Teacher10.1:1
Students227
St John's

Key Workforce Metrics

St John's School has 36 staff members (29.0 FTE), including 27 teachers and 9 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.1:1-0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
27-0.9 FTE
22.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
9
6.5 FTE
Total Staff
36
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St John's
10.1:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.1:1, 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
27
22.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
9
6.5 FTE
Total Workforce
36
29.0 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.

11.416.22125.7Nat avg14.113.415.615.920.020.420.722.623.422.512.2:113.6:112.5:112.5:19.8:110.2:110.5:110.6:110.3:110.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202522.522710.1:1-0.2
202423.424210.3:1-0.3
202322.624010.6:1+0.1
202220.721710.5:1+0.3
202120.420810.2:1+0.4
202020.01979.8:1-2.7
201915.919812.5:10
201815.619512.5:1-1.1
201713.418213.6:1+1.4
201614.117212.2:1