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St John's College Preston

IndependentCombinedPrep-12
Preston, VIC 3072 · Major Cities
03 9480 5300
Students345enrolled
Ratio1:8.6student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
47
teaching staff
FTE Teaching40.3
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher8.6:1
Students345
St John's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St John's College Preston has 62 staff members (51.6 FTE), including 47 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.6:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
47+3.3 FTE
40.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.3 FTE
Total Staff
62
17% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St John's
8.6:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.6:1, 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
47
40.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.3 FTE
Total Workforce
62
51.6 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.

21.32936.744.3Nat avg25.127.229.031.630.431.931.530.737.040.39.4:19.2:18.8:17.6:18.4:18.1:19.1:110.2:18.6:18.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202540.33458.6:10
202437.03178.6:1-1.6
202330.731410.2:1+1.1
202231.52869.1:1+1
202131.92598.1:1-0.3
202030.42558.4:1+0.8
201931.62407.6:1-1.2
201829.02558.8:1-0.4
201727.22499.2:1-0.2
201625.12379.4:1—