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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
North Mackay, QLD 4740 · Inner Regional
Students349enrolled
Ratio1:16.8student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
26
teaching staff
FTE Teaching20.8
Non-Teaching21
Student:Teacher16.8:1
Students349
St Joseph's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has 47 staff members (33.2 FTE), including 26 teachers and 21 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
16.8:10
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
26+0.2 FTE
20.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
12.4 FTE
Total Staff
47
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How St Joseph'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 Joseph's Catholic
16.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 16.8:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
26
20.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
21
12.4 FTE
Total Workforce
47
33.2 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.

15.417.920.422.9Nat avg18.118.518.519.119.719.920.520.320.620.815.9:115.6:116.1:116.3:115.9:115.6:116.4:117.3:116.8:116.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.834916.8:10
202420.634716.8:1-0.5
202320.335117.3:1+0.9
202220.533716.4:1+0.8
202119.931115.6:1-0.3
202019.731315.9:1-0.4
201919.131216.3:1+0.2
201818.529716.1:1+0.5
201718.528815.6:1-0.3
201618.128815.9:1—