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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Bundaberg, QLD 4670 · Inner Regional
Students490enrolled
Ratio1:17.1student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
32
teaching staff
FTE Teaching28.6
Non-Teaching36
Student:Teacher17.1:1
Students490
St Mary's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mary's Catholic Primary School has 68 staff members (49.3 FTE), including 32 teachers and 36 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1+0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
32+1.7 FTE
28.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
20.7 FTE
Total Staff
68
28% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How St Mary's Catholic 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's Catholic
17.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
32
28.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
20.7 FTE
Total Workforce
68
49.3 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.

18.422.827.131.5Nat avg23.422.721.723.623.522.923.425.526.928.617.6:117.6:118.1:115.7:115.1:116.7:116.8:116.4:116.8:117.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202528.649017.1:1+0.3
202426.945216.8:1+0.4
202325.541716.4:1-0.4
202223.439316.8:1+0.1
202122.938316.7:1+1.6
202023.535415.1:1-0.6
201923.637015.7:1-2.4
201821.739318.1:1+0.5
201722.740017.6:10
201623.441217.6:1—