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St Finbarr's Primary School

CatholicPrimaryK-6
Byron Bay, NSW 2481 · Inner Regional
Students325enrolled
Ratio1:15.6student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
26
teaching staff
FTE Teaching20.9
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher15.6:1
Students325
St Finbarr's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Finbarr's Primary School has 37 staff members (27.7 FTE), including 26 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.6:1-1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
26+2.1 FTE
20.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.8 FTE
Total Staff
37
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Finbarr's
15.6:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.6:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
26
20.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.8 FTE
Total Workforce
37
27.7 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.

11.915.619.323Nat avg14.015.317.015.017.416.816.618.218.820.919.4:117.4:115.5:117.3:117:117.8:118.3:116.4:116.6:115.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.932515.6:1-1
202418.831316.6:1+0.2
202318.229816.4:1-1.9
202216.630318.3:1+0.5
202116.829917.8:1+0.8
202017.429517:1-0.3
201915.026017.3:1+1.8
201817.026315.5:1-1.9
201715.326617.4:1-2
201614.027219.4:1—