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Sacred Heart Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Toowoomba, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
Students246enrolled
Ratio1:15.4student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
18
teaching staff
FTE Teaching16.0
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher15.4:1
Students246
Sacred Heart
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Key Workforce Metrics

Sacred Heart Primary School has 33 staff members (24.7 FTE), including 18 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.4:1-0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
18+0.7 FTE
16.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
8.7 FTE
Total Staff
33
25% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Sacred Heart
15.4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
18
16.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
8.7 FTE
Total Workforce
33
24.7 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.

10.212.715.117.6Nat avg14.413.613.413.313.213.012.012.615.316.015.1:116.7:116.5:117.5:116.9:116.5:118.1:118.6:115.7:115.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202516.024615.4:1-0.3
202415.324015.7:1-2.9
202312.623418.6:1+0.5
202212.021718.1:1+1.6
202113.021416.5:1-0.4
202013.222316.9:1-0.6
201913.323317.5:1+1
201813.422116.5:1-0.2
201713.622716.7:1+1.6
201614.421815.1:1—