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St Mary's College for the Deaf

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Wantirna South, VIC 3152 · Major Cities
03 9800 2733
Students75enrolled
Ratio1:3.2student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.1
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher3.2:1
Students75
St Mary's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's College for the Deaf has 51 staff members (32.8 FTE), including 35 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
3.2:1-0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
35+0.4 FTE
23.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
9.7 FTE
Total Staff
51
36% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mary's
3.2:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 3.2:1, 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
35
23.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
9.7 FTE
Total Workforce
51
32.8 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.

15.318.72225.4Nat avg18.818.019.018.819.420.222.820.522.723.13.6:13.7:13.5:13.9:13.8:13.6:13.4:13.9:13.6:13.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.1753.2:1-0.4
202422.7813.6:1-0.3
202320.5793.9:1+0.5
202222.8773.4:1-0.2
202120.2723.6:1-0.2
202019.4733.8:1-0.1
201918.8733.9:1+0.4
201819.0663.5:1-0.2
201718.0663.7:1+0.1
201618.8673.6:1—