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Mackay Christian College

IndependentCombinedPrep-12
North Mackay, QLD 4740 · Inner Regional
Students879enrolled
Ratio1:13.8student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
74
teaching staff
FTE Teaching63.8
Non-Teaching124
Student:Teacher13.8:1
Students879
Mackay Christian
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mackay Christian College has 198 staff members (117.7 FTE), including 74 teachers and 124 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.8:1+1.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
74-3.7 FTE
63.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
124
53.9 FTE
Total Staff
198
41% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mackay Christian
13.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.8:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
74
63.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
124
53.9 FTE
Total Workforce
198
117.7 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.

41.655.36982.7Nat avg54.448.955.561.066.370.675.273.267.563.813.6:115.1:114.3:112.7:112.4:111.5:111:111.5:112.7:113.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202563.887913.8:1+1.1
202467.585812.7:1+1.2
202373.283911.5:1+0.5
202275.282811:1-0.5
202170.681211.5:1-0.9
202066.382012.4:1-0.3
201961.077612.7:1-1.6
201855.579114.3:1-0.8
201748.973915.1:1+1.5
201654.474013.6:1—