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Holy Spirit College

CatholicSpecial7-12
Cooktown, QLD 4895 · Remote
Students122enrolled
Ratio1:8.8student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
21
teaching staff
FTE Teaching13.9
Non-Teaching27
Student:Teacher8.8:1
Students122
Holy Spirit
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Key Workforce Metrics

Holy Spirit College has 48 staff members (31.5 FTE), including 21 teachers and 27 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.8:1+0.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
21-3 FTE
13.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
17.6 FTE
Total Staff
48
34% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Holy Spirit
8.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.8:1, 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
21
13.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
17.6 FTE
Total Workforce
48
31.5 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.

7.712.417.121.8Nat avg11.09.010.011.010.811.519.815.516.913.98.1:19.8:18.5:17.7:18:110.3:15.8:18.7:18:18.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202513.91228.8:1+0.8
202416.91358:1-0.7
202315.51358.7:1+2.9
202219.81155.8:1-4.5
202111.511910.3:1+2.3
202010.8868:1+0.3
201911.0857.7:1-0.8
201810.0858.5:1-1.3
20179.0889.8:1+1.7
201611.0898.1:1—