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St Patrick's College

CatholicSecondary7-12
Mackay, QLD 4740 · Inner Regional
Students1,394enrolled
Ratio1:11.3student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
148
teaching staff
FTE Teaching123.3
Non-Teaching107
Student:Teacher11.3:1
Students1,394
St Patrick's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Patrick's College has 255 staff members (181.8 FTE), including 148 teachers and 107 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.3:1-0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
148-0.2 FTE
123.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
107
58.5 FTE
Total Staff
255
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Patrick's
11.3:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.3:1, 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
148
123.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
107
58.5 FTE
Total Workforce
255
181.8 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.

30.165.3100.6135.9Nat avg41.039.835.935.441.546.245.0119.2123.5123.313.4:113.6:112.3:112.5:112.8:111.1:111.2:112.4:111.5:111.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025123.31,39411.3:1-0.2
2024123.51,42211.5:1-0.9
2023119.21,47312.4:1+1.2
202245.050411.2:1+0.1
202146.251211.1:1-1.7
202041.553112.8:1+0.3
201935.444112.5:1+0.2
201835.944212.3:1-1.3
201739.854013.6:1+0.2
201641.055113.4:1—