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St Mary's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Beaudesert, QLD 4285 · Inner Regional
Students414enrolled
Ratio1:16.7student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
26
teaching staff
FTE Teaching24.8
Non-Teaching25
Student:Teacher16.7:1
Students414
St Mary's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's School has 51 staff members (40.9 FTE), including 26 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.7:1-1.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
26+4.4 FTE
24.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.1 FTE
Total Staff
51
20% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mary's
16.7:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.7:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
26
24.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.1 FTE
Total Workforce
51
40.9 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.

16.820.323.827.3Nat avg22.022.222.320.621.420.421.019.820.424.815.6:116.3:115.8:116.9:116.4:116.6:115:117.6:117.9:116.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202524.841416.7:1-1.2
202420.436617.9:1+0.3
202319.834817.6:1+2.6
202221.031515:1-1.6
202120.433816.6:1+0.2
202021.435016.4:1-0.5
201920.634916.9:1+1.1
201822.335215.8:1-0.5
201722.236116.3:1+0.7
201622.034415.6:1—