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St Mary's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Lancefield, VIC 3435 · Inner Regional
03 5775 2670
Students212enrolled
Ratio1:12.4student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
22
teaching staff
FTE Teaching17.0
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher12.4:1
Students212
St Mary's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's School has 37 staff members (28.3 FTE), including 22 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.4:1+0.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
22+0.2 FTE
17.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.3 FTE
Total Staff
37
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mary's
12.4:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
22
17.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.3 FTE
Total Workforce
37
28.3 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.

9.912.915.818.7Nat avg11.911.713.412.513.412.114.516.516.817.014.1:115.2:112.7:112.6:113.5:114:112.1:112.1:111.7:112.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202517.021212.5:1+0.8
202416.819611.7:1-0.4
202316.519912.1:10
202214.517612.1:1-1.9
202112.116914:1+0.5
202013.418113.5:1+0.9
201912.515812.6:1-0.1
201813.417012.7:1-2.5
201711.717815.2:1+1.1
201611.916814.1:1—