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St Margaret Mary's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Spotswood, VIC 3015 · Major Cities
03 9383 6699
Students159enrolled
Ratio1:8.8student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
20
teaching staff
FTE Teaching17.9
Non-Teaching5
Student:Teacher8.8:1
Students159
St Margaret Mary's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Margaret Mary's School has 25 staff members (22.1 FTE), including 20 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.8:1-1.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
20+2.2 FTE
17.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
4.2 FTE
Total Staff
25
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Margaret Mary's
8.8:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.8:1, 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
20
17.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
5
4.2 FTE
Total Workforce
25
22.1 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.

8.111.915.819.7Nat avg11.911.811.09.513.214.915.414.615.717.913.4:112.5:113.1:115.6:111.1:110.5:18.6:110:19.9:18.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202517.91598.9:1-1
202415.71569.9:1-0.1
202314.614610:1+1.4
202215.41328.6:1-1.9
202114.915610.5:1-0.6
202013.214611.1:1-4.5
20199.514815.6:1+2.5
201811.014413.1:1+0.6
201711.814812.5:1-0.9
201611.916013.4:1—