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Foster Secondary College

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Foster, VIC 3960 · Inner Regional
03 5682 2066
Students260enrolled
Ratio1:9.1student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
34
teaching staff
FTE Teaching28.4
Non-Teaching21
Student:Teacher9.1:1
Students260
Foster
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Key Workforce Metrics

Foster Secondary College has 55 staff members (41.6 FTE), including 34 teachers and 21 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.1:1-0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
34+1.3 FTE
28.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
13.2 FTE
Total Staff
55
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Foster
9.1:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.1:1, 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
34
28.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
13.2 FTE
Total Workforce
55
41.6 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.

18.92327.131.2Nat avg25.826.323.322.225.725.026.128.327.128.410.7:110.4:111.2:111.9:110.6:110.3:19.8:19.9:19.7:19.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202528.42609.2:1-0.5
202427.12639.7:1-0.2
202328.32819.9:1+0.1
202226.12569.8:1-0.5
202125.025710.3:1-0.3
202025.727210.6:1-1.3
201922.226511.9:1+0.7
201823.326011.2:1+0.8
201726.327310.4:1-0.3
201625.827710.7:1—