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St John's Catholic Primary School

CatholicPrimaryPrep-6
Walkerston, QLD 4751 · Inner Regional
Students349enrolled
Ratio1:17.9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
24
teaching staff
FTE Teaching19.5
Non-Teaching28
Student:Teacher17.9:1
Students349
St John's Catholic
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Key Workforce Metrics

St John's Catholic Primary School has 52 staff members (35.4 FTE), including 24 teachers and 28 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
17.9:10
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
24+0.1 FTE
19.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
28
15.9 FTE
Total Staff
52
32% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St John's Catholic
17.9:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 17.9:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
24
19.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
28
15.9 FTE
Total Workforce
52
35.4 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.

11.915.118.321.5Nat avg14.015.315.217.218.117.617.217.719.419.515.9:115.4:116.6:114.9:114.8:116.8:117.8:118.7:117.9:117.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202519.534917.9:10
202419.434717.9:1-0.8
202317.733118.7:1+0.9
202217.230617.8:1+1
202117.629516.8:1+2
202018.126714.8:1-0.1
201917.225614.9:1-1.7
201815.225316.6:1+1.2
201715.323615.4:1-0.5
201614.022215.9:1—