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Port Phillip Specialist School

GovernmentSpecialU
Port Melbourne, VIC 3207 · Major Cities
03 9646 0855
Students99enrolled
Ratio1:4.4student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
24
teaching staff
FTE Teaching22.2
Non-Teaching34
Student:Teacher4.4:1
Students99
Port Phillip Specialist
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Key Workforce Metrics

Port Phillip Specialist School has 58 staff members (50.2 FTE), including 24 teachers and 34 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.4:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
24+0.1 FTE
22.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
34
28.0 FTE
Total Staff
58
13% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Port Phillip Specialist
4.4:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.4:1, 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
24
22.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
34
28.0 FTE
Total Workforce
58
50.2 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.

12.316.420.424.4Nat avg22.020.118.815.817.515.914.517.922.122.25.7:16:16:15.9:15.2:15.8:15.9:15.2:14.4:14.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202522.2994.5:1+0.1
202422.1984.4:1-0.8
202317.9935.2:1-0.7
202214.5865.9:1+0.1
202115.9935.8:1+0.6
202017.5915.2:1-0.7
201915.8935.9:1-0.1
201818.81136:10
201720.11216:1+0.3
201622.01265.7:1—