AustraliaVICLancasterLancaster Primary School

Lancaster Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Lancaster, VIC 3620 · Inner Regional
03 5855 2560
Students35enrolled
Ratio1:8.7student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
4
teaching staff
FTE Teaching4.0
Non-Teaching1
Student:Teacher8.7:1
Students35
Lancaster

Key Workforce Metrics

Lancaster Primary School has 5 staff members (4.9 FTE), including 4 teachers and 1 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.7:1+2.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
4-1.4 FTE
4.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
1
0.9 FTE
Total Staff
5
2% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Lancaster
8.7:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.7:1, 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
4
4.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
1
0.9 FTE
Total Workforce
5
4.9 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.

3.24.155.9Nat avg5.04.74.13.84.24.64.55.05.44.011:110.4:113.2:113.4:110:19.3:18:17:16.5:18.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.0358.8:1+2.3
20245.4356.5:1-0.5
20235.0357:1-1
20224.5368:1-1.3
20214.6439.3:1-0.7
20204.24210:1-3.4
20193.85113.4:1+0.2
20184.15413.2:1+2.8
20174.74910.4:1-0.6
20165.05511:1