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Portland Secondary College

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Portland, VIC 3305 · Outer Regional
03 5523 1344
Students505enrolled
Ratio1:9.9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
58
teaching staff
FTE Teaching50.8
Non-Teaching44
Student:Teacher9.9:1
Students505
Portland
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Key Workforce Metrics

Portland Secondary College has 102 staff members (82.1 FTE), including 58 teachers and 44 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.9:1-1.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
58+2.8 FTE
50.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
44
31.3 FTE
Total Staff
102
20% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Portland Secondary College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Portland
9.9:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.9:1, 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
58
50.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
44
31.3 FTE
Total Workforce
102
82.1 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.

40.847.95562.2Nat avg54.455.556.556.255.254.351.750.248.050.812.9:112.7:112.1:111.5:112:111.3:111.3:110.7:111:19.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202550.85059.9:1-1.1
202448.052711:1+0.3
202350.253610.7:1-0.6
202251.758211.3:10
202154.361411.3:1-0.7
202055.266012:1+0.5
201956.264611.5:1-0.6
201856.568612.1:1-0.6
201755.570412.7:1-0.2
201654.470312.9:1—