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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Thursday Island, QLD 4875 · Very Remote
Students131enrolled
Ratio1:8.5student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
16
teaching staff
FTE Teaching15.5
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher8.5:1
Students131
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
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Key Workforce Metrics

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben has 31 staff members (26.9 FTE), including 16 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.5:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
16-2.1 FTE
15.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.4 FTE
Total Staff
31
13% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
8.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.5:1, 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
16
15.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
11.4 FTE
Total Workforce
31
26.9 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.

7.111.215.319.4Nat avg8.39.413.012.413.213.814.516.517.615.512:111:19.7:19.4:19:19.5:19.6:18.9:18.5:18.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202515.51318.5:10
202417.61498.5:1-0.4
202316.51478.9:1-0.7
202214.51399.6:1+0.1
202113.81319.5:1+0.5
202013.21199:1-0.4
201912.41179.4:1-0.3
201813.01269.7:1-1.3
20179.410311:1-1
20168.310012:1—