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St Patrick's Parish School

CatholicCombinedK-10
Cooma, NSW 2630 · Inner Regional
Students457enrolled
Ratio1:12.9student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
42
teaching staff
FTE Teaching35.3
Non-Teaching21
Student:Teacher12.9:1
Students457
St Patrick's Parish
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Patrick's Parish School has 63 staff members (46.8 FTE), including 42 teachers and 21 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.9:1-1.7
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
42+6 FTE
35.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
11.5 FTE
Total Staff
63
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Patrick's Parish
12.9:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
42
35.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
11.5 FTE
Total Workforce
63
46.8 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.

16.523.931.438.8Nat avg23.822.119.419.523.122.527.427.929.335.312.3:112.4:112.3:111.9:111.9:113.2:111.6:114:114.6:112.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202535.345712.9:1-1.7
202429.342714.6:1+0.6
202327.939114:1+2.4
202227.431911.6:1-1.6
202122.529813.2:1+1.3
202023.127611.9:10
201919.523311.9:1-0.4
201819.423912.3:1-0.1
201722.127412.4:1+0.1
201623.829212.3:1—