AustraliaVICPenshurstSt Joseph's School

St Joseph's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Penshurst, VIC 3289 · Outer Regional
03 9818 7570
Students16enrolled
Ratio1:3.5student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
6
teaching staff
FTE Teaching4.6
Non-Teaching5
Student:Teacher3.5:1
Students16
St Joseph's

Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's School has 11 staff members (7.0 FTE), including 6 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
3.5:1-2.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
6+0.9 FTE
4.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
2.4 FTE
Total Staff
11
36% 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
3.5:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 3.5:1, 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
6
4.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
2.4 FTE
Total Workforce
11
7.0 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.

2.43.34.25.1Nat avg2.83.93.83.83.73.13.23.53.74.611.4:17.7:17.9:16.8:16.8:17.7:17.2:17.1:15.7:13.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.6163.5:1-2.2
20243.7215.7:1-1.4
20233.5257.1:1-0.1
20223.2237.2:1-0.5
20213.1247.7:1+0.9
20203.7256.8:10
20193.8266.8:1-1.1
20183.8307.9:1+0.2
20173.9307.7:1-3.7
20162.83211.4:1