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St Joseph's School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Chinchilla, QLD 4413 · Outer Regional
Students288enrolled
Ratio1:14.9student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
22
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.3
Non-Teaching11
Student:Teacher14.9:1
Students288
St Joseph's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's School has 33 staff members (25.5 FTE), including 22 teachers and 11 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.9:1-0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
22+0.5 FTE
19.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.2 FTE
Total Staff
33
23% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Joseph's
14.9:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
22
19.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
11
6.2 FTE
Total Workforce
33
25.5 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.

9.713.517.421.2Nat avg11.412.313.415.016.317.017.317.718.819.318.2:118.9:117.5:116.9:116.5:116:115.4:116.3:115.3:114.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.328814.9:1-0.4
202418.828815.3:1-1
202317.728916.3:1+0.9
202217.326615.4:1-0.6
202117.027216:1-0.5
202016.326916.5:1-0.4
201915.025416.9:1-0.6
201813.423517.5:1-1.4
201712.323218.9:1+0.7
201611.420718.2:1—