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St Augustine's College

CatholicSecondary7-12
Cairns, QLD 4870 · Outer Regional
Students777enrolled
Ratio1:11.8student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
71
teaching staff
FTE Teaching65.8
Non-Teaching30
Student:Teacher11.8:1
Students777
St Augustine's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Augustine's College has 101 staff members (91.1 FTE), including 71 teachers and 30 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.8:1-0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
71+2.7 FTE
65.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
30
25.3 FTE
Total Staff
101
10% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Augustine's
11.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.8:1, this school has a better student-to-teacher ratio than both the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
71
65.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
30
25.3 FTE
Total Workforce
101
91.1 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.

50.958.165.272.4Nat avg62.360.561.061.361.062.759.961.263.165.812.1:112.1:112.3:112.4:113:112.4:112.9:112.5:112.4:111.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202565.877711.8:1-0.6
202463.178312.4:1-0.1
202361.276612.5:1-0.4
202259.977312.9:1+0.5
202162.778012.4:1-0.6
202061.079013:1+0.6
201961.375912.4:1+0.1
201861.074812.3:1+0.2
201760.573112.1:10
201662.375612.1:1—