AustraliaVICOrbostSt Joseph's School

St Joseph's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Orbost, VIC 3888 · Outer Regional
03 9818 7570
Students26enrolled
Ratio1:5.8student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
5
teaching staff
FTE Teaching4.5
Non-Teaching6
Student:Teacher5.8:1
Students26
St Joseph's

Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's School has 11 staff members (8.4 FTE), including 5 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
5.8:1+1.5
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
5+0.3 FTE
4.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.9 FTE
Total Staff
11
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Joseph's
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
5
4.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.9 FTE
Total Workforce
11
8.4 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.

3.64.45.26.1Nat avg5.35.55.54.94.45.04.75.24.24.58.9:18.9:18.2:16.7:17.3:17.2:15.3:14.2:14.3:15.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.5265.8:1+1.5
20244.2184.3:1+0.1
20235.2224.2:1-1.1
20224.7255.3:1-1.9
20215.0367.2:1-0.1
20204.4327.3:1+0.6
20194.9336.7:1-1.5
20185.5458.2:1-0.7
20175.5498.9:10
20165.3478.9:1