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Bass Coast Specialist School

GovernmentSpecialU
Wonthaggi, VIC 3995 · Inner Regional
03 5672 4474
Students74enrolled
Ratio1:3.8student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.3
Non-Teaching36
Student:Teacher3.8:1
Students74
Bass Coast Specialist
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Key Workforce Metrics

Bass Coast Specialist School has 59 staff members (40.1 FTE), including 23 teachers and 36 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
3.8:1-0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
23+1.4 FTE
18.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
21.8 FTE
Total Staff
59
32% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Bass Coast Specialist
3.8:1
VIC Average
11.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 3.8:1, 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
23
18.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
21.8 FTE
Total Workforce
59
40.1 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.

8.212.216.120.1Nat avg9.610.913.411.210.813.213.214.716.918.36.8:16.2:15.1:15.6:16.1:15.2:14.9:14.8:14.4:14:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.3744:1-0.4
202416.9754.4:1-0.4
202314.7704.8:1-0.1
202213.2654.9:1-0.3
202113.2695.2:1-0.9
202010.8666.1:1+0.5
201911.2635.6:1+0.5
201813.4695.1:1-1.1
201710.9686.2:1-0.6
20169.6656.8:1—