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Columba Catholic College

CatholicCombinedPrep-12
Charters Towers, QLD 4820 · Outer Regional
Students425enrolled
Ratio1:11.2student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
41
teaching staff
FTE Teaching37.9
Non-Teaching64
Student:Teacher11.2:1
Students425
Columba Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

Columba Catholic College has 105 staff members (93.0 FTE), including 41 teachers and 64 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.2:1-1.5
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
41+0.1 FTE
37.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
64
55.1 FTE
Total Staff
105
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Columba Catholic
11.2:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.2:1, 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
41
37.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
64
55.1 FTE
Total Workforce
105
93.0 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.

32.137.142.147.1Nat avg41.740.438.239.242.842.639.640.837.837.913.5:112.9:112.9:111.9:111.2:112:112.3:112.9:112.7:111.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202537.942511.2:1-1.5
202437.848112.7:1-0.2
202340.852712.9:1+0.6
202239.648912.3:1+0.3
202142.651212:1+0.8
202042.847911.2:1-0.7
201939.246611.9:1-1
201838.249112.9:10
201740.452312.9:1-0.6
201641.756213.5:1—