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Our Lady of the Southern Cross College

CatholicCombinedPrep-12
Dalby, QLD 4405 · Inner Regional
Students681enrolled
Ratio1:14.5student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
52
teaching staff
FTE Teaching46.9
Non-Teaching32
Student:Teacher14.5:1
Students681
Our Lady of the Southern Cross
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Key Workforce Metrics

Our Lady of the Southern Cross College has 84 staff members (69.7 FTE), including 52 teachers and 32 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.5:1+0.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
52+1.1 FTE
46.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
32
22.8 FTE
Total Staff
84
17% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Our Lady of the Southern Cross College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Our Lady of the Southern Cross
14.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
52
46.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
32
22.8 FTE
Total Workforce
84
69.7 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.

33.740.747.754.8Nat avg49.843.639.640.945.347.145.245.945.846.912.4:113.6:113.9:113.7:113.6:112.8:114.3:113.8:114.3:114.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202546.968114.5:1+0.2
202445.865514.3:1+0.5
202345.963513.8:1-0.5
202245.264514.3:1+1.5
202147.160412.8:1-0.8
202045.361613.6:1-0.1
201940.956213.7:1-0.2
201839.655213.9:1+0.3
201743.659413.6:1+1.2
201649.861912.4:1—