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Ripponlea Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
St Kilda East, VIC 3183 · Major Cities
03 9527 5728
Students256enrolled
Ratio1:13.1student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
21
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.6
Non-Teaching19
Student:Teacher13.1:1
Students256
Ripponlea
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Key Workforce Metrics

Ripponlea Primary School has 40 staff members (29.6 FTE), including 21 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.1:1-0.8
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
21+0.5 FTE
19.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
10.0 FTE
Total Staff
40
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Ripponlea
13.1:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the VIC average (11.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
21
19.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
10.0 FTE
Total Workforce
40
29.6 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.

14.116.819.422.1Nat avg19.016.618.718.420.119.118.718.919.119.614.6:117.4:115.2:115.1:114.7:114.5:114.4:114.2:113.9:113.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.625613.1:1-0.8
202419.126613.9:1-0.3
202318.926914.2:1-0.2
202218.726914.4:1-0.1
202119.127714.5:1-0.2
202020.129514.7:1-0.4
201918.427815.1:1-0.1
201818.728515.2:1-2.2
201716.628917.4:1+2.8
201619.027714.6:1—