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St Patrick's Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Gympie, QLD 4570 · Inner Regional
Students346enrolled
Ratio1:17.9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.3
Non-Teaching21
Student:Teacher17.9:1
Students346
St Patrick's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Patrick's Primary School has 44 staff members (33.3 FTE), including 23 teachers and 21 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.9:1-1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
23+2 FTE
19.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
14.0 FTE
Total Staff
44
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Patrick's
17.9:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
23
19.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
14.0 FTE
Total Workforce
44
33.3 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.

12.616.720.824.9Nat avg22.621.518.720.818.014.816.917.817.319.316.8:116.5:116.5:113.5:115.3:117.4:117.9:116.7:118.9:117.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.334617.9:1-1
202417.332718.9:1+2.2
202317.829816.7:1-1.2
202216.930217.9:1+0.5
202114.825817.4:1+2.1
202018.027615.3:1+1.8
201920.828013.5:1-3
201818.730816.5:10
201721.535416.5:1-0.3
201622.638016.8:1—