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St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays

CatholicCombinedPrep-12
Proserpine, QLD 4800 · Outer Regional
Students725enrolled
Ratio1:13.8student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
61
teaching staff
FTE Teaching52.6
Non-Teaching41
Student:Teacher13.8:1
Students725
St Catherine's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays has 102 staff members (80.1 FTE), including 61 teachers and 41 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.8:1+0.5
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
61-0.2 FTE
52.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
41
27.5 FTE
Total Staff
102
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Catherine's Catholic
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
61
52.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
41
27.5 FTE
Total Workforce
102
80.1 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.

40.547.153.760.3Nat avg54.854.651.550.048.847.647.851.452.852.613.8:112.9:112.1:111.7:111.6:112.1:112.7:113.1:113.3:113.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202552.672513.8:1+0.5
202452.870213.3:1+0.2
202351.467413.1:1+0.4
202247.860912.7:1+0.6
202147.657612.1:1+0.5
202048.856511.6:1-0.1
201950.058411.7:1-0.4
201851.562312.1:1-0.8
201754.670712.9:1-0.9
201654.875813.8:1—