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St Peter's Primary School

CatholicPrimaryK-6
Port Macquarie, NSW 2444 · Inner Regional
Students534enrolled
Ratio1:17.3student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.8
Non-Teaching23
Student:Teacher17.3:1
Students534
St Peter's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Peter's Primary School has 58 staff members (45.3 FTE), including 35 teachers and 23 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.3:1+1.5
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
35-2.2 FTE
30.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
14.5 FTE
Total Staff
58
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How St Peter'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 Peter's
17.3:1
NSW Average
12.7:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.3:1, this school's ratio is higher than the NSW average (12.7:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
35
30.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
14.5 FTE
Total Workforce
58
45.3 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.

21.726.631.436.3Nat avg25.526.230.029.929.127.330.131.433.030.820.6:120.5:117.9:117.6:117.6:118.6:116.6:116.2:115.8:117.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.853417.3:1+1.5
202433.052315.8:1-0.4
202331.451016.2:1-0.4
202230.149916.6:1-2
202127.350918.6:1+1
202029.151117.6:10
201929.952517.6:1-0.3
201830.053717.9:1-2.6
201726.253820.5:1-0.1
201625.552520.6:1—