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Good Counsel College

CatholicSecondary7-12
Innisfail, QLD 4860 · Outer Regional
Students414enrolled
Ratio1:11.9student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
36
teaching staff
FTE Teaching34.7
Non-Teaching30
Student:Teacher11.9:1
Students414
Good Counsel
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Key Workforce Metrics

Good Counsel College has 66 staff members (57.0 FTE), including 36 teachers and 30 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.9:1+0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
36+0.6 FTE
34.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
30
22.3 FTE
Total Staff
66
14% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Good Counsel
11.9:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.9:1, 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
36
34.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
30
22.3 FTE
Total Workforce
66
57.0 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.

27.537.747.958.1Nat avg52.842.939.434.932.532.433.032.834.134.79.6:111:19.4:110.3:111:111:111.1:111.6:111.5:111.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202534.741411.9:1+0.4
202434.139211.5:1-0.1
202332.838211.6:1+0.5
202233.036511.1:1+0.1
202132.435511:10
202032.535811:1+0.7
201934.935810.3:1+0.9
201839.43719.4:1-1.6
201742.947411:1+1.4
201652.85089.6:1—