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St Brendan's Catholic Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Mackay, QLD 4740 · Inner Regional
Students439enrolled
Ratio1:17.3student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
30
teaching staff
FTE Teaching25.4
Non-Teaching24
Student:Teacher17.3:1
Students439
St Brendan's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Brendan's Catholic Primary School has 54 staff members (39.4 FTE), including 30 teachers and 24 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.3:1+1.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
300 FTE
25.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
14.0 FTE
Total Staff
54
27% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How St Brendan's 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 Brendan's Catholic
17.3:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.3:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
30
25.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
14.0 FTE
Total Workforce
54
39.4 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.

915.321.627.9Nat avg10.612.314.715.218.118.819.422.425.425.417.4:119:117.6:118.5:116.7:117:117.6:117.5:116.2:117.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202525.443917.3:1+1.1
202425.441216.2:1-1.3
202322.439117.5:1-0.1
202219.434217.6:1+0.6
202118.832017:1+0.3
202018.130316.7:1-1.8
201915.228118.5:1+0.9
201814.725817.6:1-1.4
201712.323419:1+1.6
201610.618417.4:1—