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St Mary MacKillop Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Birkdale, QLD 4159 · Major Cities
Students557enrolled
Ratio1:16.7student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
36
teaching staff
FTE Teaching33.4
Non-Teaching28
Student:Teacher16.7:1
Students557
St Mary MacKillop
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary MacKillop Primary School has 64 staff members (50.3 FTE), including 36 teachers and 28 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.7:1-1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
36-0.2 FTE
33.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
28
16.9 FTE
Total Staff
64
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mary MacKillop
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
36
33.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
28
16.9 FTE
Total Workforce
64
50.3 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.

26.830.233.637Nat avg32.732.933.532.532.432.531.532.333.633.417.5:117.7:117.2:117.5:117.5:117.7:118.1:118.3:117.7:116.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202533.455716.7:1-1
202433.659417.7:1-0.6
202332.359018.3:1+0.2
202231.557118.1:1+0.4
202132.557417.7:1+0.2
202032.456817.5:10
201932.556817.5:1+0.3
201833.557617.2:1-0.5
201732.958217.7:1+0.2
201632.757217.5:1—