AustraliaVICForrestForrest Primary School

Forrest Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Forrest, VIC 3236 · Inner Regional
03 5236 6393
Students30enrolled
Ratio1:6.1student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
6
teaching staff
FTE Teaching4.8
Non-Teaching5
Student:Teacher6.1:1
Students30
Forrest

Key Workforce Metrics

Forrest Primary School has 11 staff members (6.8 FTE), including 6 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
6.1:1-1.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
6+1 FTE
4.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
2.0 FTE
Total Staff
11
38% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Forrest
6.1:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 6.1:1, 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
6
4.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
2.0 FTE
Total Workforce
11
6.8 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.

2.63.54.45.3Nat avg3.13.04.04.64.04.43.94.33.84.811.3:112:18.5:17.4:17.5:15.7:17.4:17.4:17.4:16.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.8306.2:1-1.2
20243.8287.4:10
20234.3327.4:10
20223.9297.4:1+1.7
20214.4255.7:1-1.8
20204.0307.5:1+0.1
20194.6347.4:1-1.1
20184.0348.5:1-3.5
20173.03612:1+0.7
20163.13511.3:1