AustraliaVICThornburySt Mary's School

St Mary's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Thornbury, VIC 3071 · Major Cities
03 5775 2670
Students113enrolled
Ratio1:9.7student:teacher
SEIFA10/10advantage decile
Staffing
15
teaching staff
FTE Teaching11.6
Non-Teaching13
Student:Teacher9.7:1
Students113
St Mary's

Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's School has 28 staff members (18.7 FTE), including 15 teachers and 13 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.7:1-1.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
15-3.2 FTE
11.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
7.1 FTE
Total Staff
28
33% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How St 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 Mary's
9.7:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.7:1, 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
15
11.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
13
7.1 FTE
Total Workforce
28
18.7 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

9.913.517.220.9Nat avg17.115.616.218.618.819.018.516.414.811.613.5:115.4:115.4:113.9:113.2:112.2:111.6:111.2:110.9:19.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202511.61139.7:1-1.2
202414.816110.9:1-0.3
202316.418411.2:1-0.4
202218.521511.6:1-0.6
202119.023112.2:1-1
202018.824813.2:1-0.7
201918.625813.9:1-1.5
201816.224915.4:10
201715.624015.4:1+1.9
201617.123013.5:1