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Lower Plenty Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Lower Plenty, VIC 3093 · Major Cities
03 9435 2585
Students95enrolled
Ratio1:11student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
10
teaching staff
FTE Teaching8.6
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher11:1
Students95
Lower Plenty
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Key Workforce Metrics

Lower Plenty Primary School has 27 staff members (18.1 FTE), including 10 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11:1-7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
10+1.6 FTE
8.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
9.5 FTE
Total Staff
27
33% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Lower Plenty
11:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11:1, 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
10
8.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
9.5 FTE
Total Workforce
27
18.1 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.

4.16.89.512.2Nat avg8.411.110.78.98.15.54.85.47.08.618.2:115.2:115.3:117.6:114.6:114.5:111.9:116.7:118:111:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20258.69511:1-7
20247.012618:1+1.3
20235.49016.7:1+4.8
20224.85711.9:1-2.6
20215.58014.5:1-0.1
20208.111814.6:1-3
20198.915717.6:1+2.3
201810.716415.3:1+0.1
201711.116915.2:1-3
20168.415318.2:1—