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Foster Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Foster, VIC 3960 · Inner Regional
03 5682 2370
Students135enrolled
Ratio1:10.7student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
16
teaching staff
FTE Teaching12.6
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher10.7:1
Students135
Foster
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Key Workforce Metrics

Foster Primary School has 27 staff members (20.4 FTE), including 16 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.7:1-2.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
16+0.1 FTE
12.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
7.8 FTE
Total Staff
27
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Foster
10.7:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.7:1, 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
16
12.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
7.8 FTE
Total Workforce
27
20.4 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.

10.21213.815.6Nat avg12.412.012.612.012.513.413.614.212.512.617.1:117.6:116.2:118.3:116.6:116.5:116.2:113:113.1:110.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202512.613510.7:1-2.4
202412.516413.1:1+0.1
202314.218413:1-3.2
202213.622116.2:1-0.3
202113.422116.5:1-0.1
202012.520816.6:1-1.7
201912.022018.3:1+2.1
201812.620416.2:1-1.4
201712.021117.6:1+0.5
201612.421217.1:1—