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Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat)

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Lake Wendouree, VIC 3350 · Inner Regional
03 5332 2598
Students350enrolled
Ratio1:15.1student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
29
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.1
Non-Teaching14
Student:Teacher15.1:1
Students350
Pleasant Street
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Pleasant Street Primary School (Ballarat) has 43 staff members (32.5 FTE), including 29 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.1:1-0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
29+0.6 FTE
23.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
9.4 FTE
Total Staff
43
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Pleasant Street
15.1:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
29
23.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
9.4 FTE
Total Workforce
43
32.5 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.

16.119.222.325.4Nat avg18.919.720.022.121.220.521.422.722.523.118.5:117.6:117.6:116:116.2:116.9:115.9:115.1:115.4:115.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.135015.2:1-0.2
202422.534615.4:1+0.3
202322.734315.1:1-0.8
202221.434015.9:1-1
202120.534616.9:1+0.7
202021.234416.2:1+0.2
201922.135416:1-1.6
201820.035217.6:10
201719.734617.6:1-0.9
201618.934918.5:1—