AustraliaQLDTownsvilleSt Patrick's College Townsville

St Patrick's College Townsville

CatholicSecondary7-12
Townsville, QLD 4810 · Outer Regional
Students663enrolled
Ratio1:10.8student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
64
teaching staff
FTE Teaching61.4
Non-Teaching38
Student:Teacher10.8:1
Students663
St Patrick's

Key Workforce Metrics

St Patrick's College Townsville has 102 staff members (95.9 FTE), including 64 teachers and 38 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.8:1-0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
64+0.9 FTE
61.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
34.5 FTE
Total Staff
102
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Patrick's
10.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.8:1, 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
64
61.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
34.5 FTE
Total Workforce
102
95.9 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

28.441.454.567.5Nat avg33.437.641.046.650.052.358.060.860.561.410.3:110.2:19.9:110.2:110.8:111:110.4:110.3:110.9:110.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202561.466310.8:1-0.1
202460.566210.9:1+0.6
202360.862710.3:1-0.1
202258.060210.4:1-0.6
202152.357511:1+0.2
202050.054210.8:1+0.6
201946.647510.2:1+0.3
201841.04079.9:1-0.3
201737.638410.2:1-0.1
201633.434510.3:1