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Officer Specialist School

GovernmentSpecialU
Officer, VIC 3809 · Major Cities
03 5943 2800
Students355enrolled
Ratio1:5.8student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
64
teaching staff
FTE Teaching59.8
Non-Teaching127
Student:Teacher5.8:1
Students355
Officer Specialist
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Key Workforce Metrics

Officer Specialist School has 191 staff members (160.5 FTE), including 64 teachers and 127 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
5.8:1-0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
64+0.7 FTE
59.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
127
100.7 FTE
Total Staff
191
16% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Officer Specialist
5.8:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 5.8:1, 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
64
59.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
127
100.7 FTE
Total Workforce
191
160.5 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.

24.13851.965.8Nat avg28.436.939.441.246.449.052.754.759.159.86.5:16:16.2:16.4:16.4:16.4:16.4:16.3:16:15.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202559.83555.9:1-0.1
202459.13536:1-0.3
202354.73456.3:1-0.1
202252.73356.4:10
202149.03126.4:10
202046.42956.4:10
201941.22646.4:1+0.2
201839.42436.2:1+0.2
201736.92216:1-0.5
201628.41846.5:1—