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St Joseph's Primary School

CatholicPrimaryK-6
Port Macquarie, NSW 2444 · Inner Regional
Students397enrolled
Ratio1:13.3student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
33
teaching staff
FTE Teaching29.8
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher13.3:1
Students397
St Joseph's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's Primary School has 49 staff members (40.1 FTE), including 33 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.3:1-0.9
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
33+2.6 FTE
29.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.3 FTE
Total Staff
49
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How St Joseph'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 Joseph's
13.3:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.3:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
33
29.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.3 FTE
Total Workforce
49
40.1 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.

16.722.127.432.8Nat avg19.720.221.421.420.424.024.226.027.229.819.8:119.5:118.3:118.1:118.7:115.9:115.2:114.7:114.2:113.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202529.839713.3:1-0.9
202427.238614.2:1-0.5
202326.038114.7:1-0.5
202224.236915.2:1-0.7
202124.038215.9:1-2.8
202020.438118.7:1+0.6
201921.438718.1:1-0.2
201821.439118.3:1-1.2
201720.239419.5:1-0.3
201619.739119.8:1—