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Mater Dei Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Toowoomba, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
Students433enrolled
Ratio1:17student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
30
teaching staff
FTE Teaching25.5
Non-Teaching25
Student:Teacher17:1
Students433
Mater Dei
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mater Dei Primary School has 55 staff members (38.7 FTE), including 30 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17:1+1.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
30-0.9 FTE
25.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
13.2 FTE
Total Staff
55
30% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Mater Dei Primary School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Mater Dei
17:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
30
25.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
13.2 FTE
Total Workforce
55
38.7 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.

20.723.526.329Nat avg24.926.126.225.625.424.424.525.226.425.516.5:116.6:116.7:116.2:116.9:117:116.8:116.5:115.9:117:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202525.543317:1+1.1
202426.442015.9:1-0.6
202325.241716.5:1-0.3
202224.541116.8:1-0.2
202124.441517:1+0.1
202025.443016.9:1+0.7
201925.641516.2:1-0.5
201826.243816.7:1+0.1
201726.143316.6:1+0.1
201624.941216.5:1—