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St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange

CatholicPrimaryK-6
Orange, NSW 2800 · Inner Regional
Students426enrolled
Ratio1:16.3student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
32
teaching staff
FTE Teaching26.2
Non-Teaching14
Student:Teacher16.3:1
Students426
St Mary's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's Catholic Primary School Orange has 46 staff members (35.2 FTE), including 32 teachers and 14 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.3:1-0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
32-0.5 FTE
26.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
9.0 FTE
Total Staff
46
23% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mary's Catholic
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
32
26.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
14
9.0 FTE
Total Workforce
46
35.2 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.

1419.124.329.4Nat avg18.519.016.517.422.123.622.425.126.726.220.8:120.6:123.2:121.7:117.3:117.5:118.4:117:116.4:116.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202526.242616.3:1-0.1
202426.743716.4:1-0.6
202325.142717:1-1.4
202222.441318.4:1+0.9
202123.641217.5:1+0.2
202022.138217.3:1-4.4
201917.437721.7:1-1.5
201816.538323.2:1+2.6
201719.039220.6:1-0.2
201618.538520.8:1—