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Catherine McAuley College

CatholicSecondary7-10
Mackay, QLD 4741 · Inner Regional
Students606enrolled
Ratio1:11.8student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
54
teaching staff
FTE Teaching51.5
Non-Teaching40
Student:Teacher11.8:1
Students606
Catherine McAuley
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Key Workforce Metrics

Catherine McAuley College has 94 staff members (79.6 FTE), including 54 teachers and 40 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.8:1+0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
54+13.4 FTE
51.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
40
28.1 FTE
Total Staff
94
15% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Catherine McAuley
11.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.8:1, 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
54
51.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
40
28.1 FTE
Total Workforce
94
79.6 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2022–2025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

11.526.541.656.7Nat avg13.525.538.151.58.3:110.4:111.2:111.8:122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2022–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202551.560611.8:1+0.6
202438.142811.2:1+0.8
202325.526410.4:1+2.1
202213.51128.3:1—