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Araluen Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Sale, VIC 3850 · Inner Regional
03 5144 2111
Students104enrolled
Ratio1:9.4student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
13
teaching staff
FTE Teaching11.1
Non-Teaching7
Student:Teacher9.4:1
Students104
Araluen
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Key Workforce Metrics

Araluen Primary School has 20 staff members (15.3 FTE), including 13 teachers and 7 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.4:1-1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
130 FTE
11.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
4.2 FTE
Total Staff
20
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Araluen
9.4:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.4:1, 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
13
11.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
7
4.2 FTE
Total Workforce
20
15.3 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.

5.37.69.912.2Nat avg10.19.08.68.49.78.77.86.211.111.112.8:113.1:114.3:114:112:110.6:111.5:117.3:110.4:19.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202511.11049.4:1-1
202411.111510.4:1-6.9
20236.210717.3:1+5.8
20227.89011.5:1+0.9
20218.79210.6:1-1.4
20209.711612:1-2
20198.411814:1-0.3
20188.612314.3:1+1.2
20179.011813.1:1+0.3
201610.112912.8:1—