Brisbane south’s worst resourced schools revealed

The most crowded classrooms in Brisbane south schools have been revealed. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL RATES

The most crowded classrooms in Brisbane south schools have been revealed. Picture: iStock

The most crowded classrooms in Brisbane south schools have been revealed.

An analysis of national data from the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority has revealed the schools where teachers have the most students to teach.

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The figures show in 2018 in the Brisbane south area there were more students per teacher at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School than any other school.

According to the data, the most up to data that includes all state and private schools nationally, Our Lady of Mount Carmel School had 18.3 students for every teacher, the highest in the area.

The second highest student-teacher ratios were at St Martin’s School where there was an average of 18.2 students for every teacher at the school.

At St Peter and St Paul’s School there were 18.2 students for every teacher, the Brisbane south region’s third highest.

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According to ACARA the national student-teacher ratio was 13.5 students for every teacher.

Across the country independent private schools had the lowest student to teacher ratios with 11.7 students to every teacher.

The most crowded classrooms in Brisbane south schools have been revealed. Picture: istock

Government schools had an average of 13.8 students for every teacher while catholic schools had an average of 14 students for every teacher.

Student-teacher ratios do not take into account teacher aides or non-teaching staff at schools, only the full-time equivalent teachers.

The Queensland Department of Education has targets for class sizes and student/teacher ratios — 25 students per teacher for Prep-Year 3 and Years 11-12, and 28 students per teacher for Years 4-10.

A department spokesperson said: “last year 93 per cent of state primary school classes and 97 per cent of state secondary classes met or were better than class size targets, and the majority of classes that were over target were only over by one or two students”.

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“The proportion of classes that met or were better than class size targets has increased each year since 2015 when 88 per cent or primary school classes met or were better than the targets,” he spokesperson said.

“The increase in the proportion of classes meeting or achieving targets has been made possible due to continuing Queensland Government investment in additional teachers.”

The spokesperson said while targets were an important consideration in the formation of classes, the actual make-up of classes was determined at the school level by principals in consultation with staff.

“For example, a principal may form a class with one or two students over the target to keep students of the same year level together, rather than forming other class combinations that might split the age cohort,” the spokesperson said.

BRISBANE SOUTH’S HIGHEST STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIOS

-Our Lady of Mount Carmel School: 18.3 students per teacher

-St Martin’s School: 18.2 students per teacher

-Sts Peter and Paul’s School: 18.2 students per teacher

-St John Vianney’s Primary School: 17.6 students per teacher

-Buranda State School: 17.5 students per teacher

-Sunnybank State School: 17.5 students per teacher

-Pallara State School: 17.4 students per teacher

-Sherwood State School: 17.4 students per teacher

-St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School: 17.4 students per teacher

-Wishart State School: 17.2 students per teacher