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Tongala Primary School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Tongala, VIC 3621 · Inner Regional
03 5859 0551
Students140enrolled
Ratio1:12student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
15
teaching staff
FTE Teaching11.7
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher12:1
Students140
Tongala
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Key Workforce Metrics

Tongala Primary School has 23 staff members (17.4 FTE), including 15 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12:1-1.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
15+0.9 FTE
11.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
5.7 FTE
Total Staff
23
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Tongala
12:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12:1, 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
11.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
5.7 FTE
Total Workforce
23
17.4 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.

78.910.912.9Nat avg9.88.29.010.811.611.511.59.810.811.716:118.3:116.4:114.1:112.3:112.1:111.7:113.4:113.3:112:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202511.714012:1-1.3
202410.814413.3:1-0.1
20239.813113.4:1+1.7
202211.513411.7:1-0.4
202111.513912.1:1-0.2
202011.614312.3:1-1.8
201910.815214.1:1-2.3
20189.014816.4:1-1.9
20178.215018.3:1+2.3
20169.815716:1—