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Freshwater Creek Steiner School

IndependentPrimaryPrep-6
Freshwater Creek, VIC 3216 · Inner Regional
03 5264 5077
Students144enrolled
Ratio1:10.7student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
18
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.4
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher10.7:1
Students144
Freshwater Creek Steiner
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Key Workforce Metrics

Freshwater Creek Steiner School has 35 staff members (24.9 FTE), including 18 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.7:1-2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
18+2.2 FTE
13.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
11.5 FTE
Total Staff
35
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Freshwater Creek Steiner
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
18
13.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
11.5 FTE
Total Workforce
35
24.9 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.

7.110.413.717.1Nat avg15.512.713.112.010.010.58.410.811.213.47.3:19.8:19.2:19.7:112.7:112:115.1:113.1:112.7:110.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.414410.7:1-2
202411.214212.7:1-0.4
202310.814213.1:1-2
20228.412715.1:1+3.1
202110.512612:1-0.7
202010.012712.7:1+3
201912.01169.7:1+0.5
201813.11209.2:1-0.6
201712.71249.8:1+2.5
201615.51137.3:1—