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St Mark's College

CatholicCombinedR-12
Port Pirie, SA 5540 · Outer Regional
Students945enrolled
Ratio1:14.1student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
81
teaching staff
FTE Teaching66.8
Non-Teaching64
Student:Teacher14.1:1
Students945
St Mark's
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Key Workforce Metrics

St Mark's College has 145 staff members (100.6 FTE), including 81 teachers and 64 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.1:1-0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
81+2.5 FTE
66.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
64
33.8 FTE
Total Staff
145
31% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

St Mark's
14.1:1
SA Average
12.6:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the SA average (12.6:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
81
66.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
64
33.8 FTE
Total Workforce
145
100.6 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.

51.758.966.273.5Nat avg65.366.464.464.462.762.860.862.964.366.814.4:113.7:114.1:114:114.3:114.1:114.4:113.9:114.5:114.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202566.894514.1:1-0.4
202464.393514.5:1+0.6
202362.987713.9:1-0.5
202260.887814.4:1+0.3
202162.888714.1:1-0.2
202062.789714.3:1+0.3
201964.490414:1-0.1
201864.490514.1:1+0.4
201766.490713.7:1-0.7
201665.394314.4:1—