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Mother of Good Counsel School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Cairns North, QLD 4870 · Outer Regional
Students354enrolled
Ratio1:16.1student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
26
teaching staff
FTE Teaching22.0
Non-Teaching16
Student:Teacher16.1:1
Students354
Mother of Good Counsel
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mother of Good Counsel School has 42 staff members (32.9 FTE), including 26 teachers and 16 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.1:1+0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
26-0.5 FTE
22.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.9 FTE
Total Staff
42
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Mother of Good Counsel School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Mother of Good Counsel
16.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
26
22.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
16
10.9 FTE
Total Workforce
42
32.9 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.

16.719.622.425.2Nat avg19.721.321.321.321.722.522.921.322.522.018.6:117.3:117.6:117.5:116.7:116.4:115.4:117:115.7:116.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202522.035416.1:1+0.4
202422.535315.7:1-1.3
202321.336217:1+1.6
202222.935315.4:1-1
202122.536916.4:1-0.3
202021.736216.7:1-0.8
201921.337217.5:1-0.1
201821.337417.6:1+0.3
201721.336917.3:1-1.3
201619.736718.6:1—