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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow

CatholicPrimaryK-6
Lithgow, NSW 2790 · Inner Regional
Students287enrolled
Ratio1:15.2student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
20
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.8
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher15.2:1
Students287
St Patrick's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Lithgow has 36 staff members (28.5 FTE), including 20 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.2:1+1.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
20-0.9 FTE
18.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
9.7 FTE
Total Staff
36
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Patrick's Catholic
15.2:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.2:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
20
18.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
9.7 FTE
Total Workforce
36
28.5 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.

14.817.119.421.7Nat avg19.018.519.017.717.417.418.718.719.718.815.9:115.5:114:112.4:112.6:114.1:114.6:115.2:114:115.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.828715.3:1+1.3
202419.727614:1-1.2
202318.728515.2:1+0.6
202218.727314.6:1+0.5
202117.424514.1:1+1.5
202017.421912.6:1+0.2
201917.721912.4:1-1.6
201819.026614:1-1.5
201718.528615.5:1-0.4
201619.030215.9:1—