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Good Counsel Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Innisfail, QLD 4860 · Outer Regional
Students340enrolled
Ratio1:16student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
28
teaching staff
FTE Teaching21.3
Non-Teaching22
Student:Teacher16:1
Students340
Good Counsel
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Key Workforce Metrics

Good Counsel Primary School has 50 staff members (37.4 FTE), including 28 teachers and 22 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16:1+1.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
28-0.8 FTE
21.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
16.1 FTE
Total Staff
50
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Good Counsel
16:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
28
21.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
16.1 FTE
Total Workforce
50
37.4 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.

16.719.221.824.3Nat avg19.619.920.820.820.421.020.621.322.121.316.2:115.3:113.4:115.4:115.2:115.5:116.2:115.5:114.8:116:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202521.334016:1+1.2
202422.132814.8:1-0.7
202321.333115.5:1-0.7
202220.633316.2:1+0.7
202121.032515.5:1+0.3
202020.431115.2:1-0.2
201920.832115.4:1+2
201820.827913.4:1-1.9
201719.930515.3:1-0.9
201619.631816.2:1—