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St Mel's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Shepparton, VIC 3630 · Inner Regional
03 5821 3163
Students156enrolled
Ratio1:11.7student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
17
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.3
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher11.7:1
Students156
St Mel's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mel's School has 32 staff members (23.7 FTE), including 17 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.7:1+1.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
17-4 FTE
13.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
10.4 FTE
Total Staff
32
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mel's
11.7:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.7:1, 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
17
13.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
10.4 FTE
Total Workforce
32
23.7 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.

11.315.62024.3Nat avg20.421.122.119.820.120.119.919.617.313.314.1:113.8:113.4:114.1:114:113:112.5:111.7:110.6:111.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.315611.7:1+1.1
202417.318310.6:1-1.1
202319.622911.7:1-0.8
202219.924912.5:1-0.5
202120.126113:1-1
202020.128214:1-0.1
201919.827914.1:1+0.7
201822.129713.4:1-0.4
201721.129213.8:1-0.3
201620.428714.1:1—