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St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Gladstone, QLD 4680 · Inner Regional
Students649enrolled
Ratio1:17.8student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
41
teaching staff
FTE Teaching36.5
Non-Teaching49
Student:Teacher17.8:1
Students649
St John the Baptist Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School has 90 staff members (66.8 FTE), including 41 teachers and 49 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.8:1-0.9
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
41+2.8 FTE
36.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
49
30.3 FTE
Total Staff
90
26% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St John the Baptist Catholic
17.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.8:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
41
36.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
49
30.3 FTE
Total Workforce
90
66.8 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.

22.428.73541.3Nat avg26.427.227.027.829.830.432.937.533.736.517.1:116.3:117:118.9:118.3:118.4:117.4:115.9:118.7:117.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202536.564917.8:1-0.9
202433.762918.7:1+2.8
202337.559615.9:1-1.5
202232.957217.4:1-1
202130.455818.4:1+0.1
202029.854518.3:1-0.6
201927.852618.9:1+1.9
201827.045917:1+0.7
201727.244416.3:1-0.8
201626.445117.1:1—