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Mount St Patrick Primary School

CatholicPrimaryK-6
Murwillumbah, NSW 2484 · Inner Regional
Students373enrolled
Ratio1:16.3student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
27
teaching staff
FTE Teaching22.9
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher16.3:1
Students373
Mount St Patrick
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount St Patrick Primary School has 38 staff members (29.7 FTE), including 27 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.3:1+2.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
27-2.8 FTE
22.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.8 FTE
Total Staff
38
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount St Patrick
16.3:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.3:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
27
22.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.8 FTE
Total Workforce
38
29.7 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.

17.220.924.628.3Nat avg20.221.122.221.921.120.820.722.225.722.918.3:117.4:116.2:116.7:117.1:117.1:117.2:116.1:114.1:116.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202522.937316.3:1+2.2
202425.736214.1:1-2
202322.235816.1:1-1.1
202220.735617.2:1+0.1
202120.835617.1:10
202021.136017.1:1+0.4
201921.936516.7:1+0.5
201822.236016.2:1-1.2
201721.136717.4:1-0.9
201620.236918.3:1—