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Back Plains State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Back Plains, QLD 4361 · Inner Regional
28Students
992ICSEA
1:8.5Ratio
4/10SEIFA
Back Plains State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Back Plains State School has 10 staff members (6.7 FTE), including 4 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.5:1-1.9
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
4+0.8 FTE
3.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.4 FTE
Total Staff
10
33% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Back Plains State School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Back Plains State
8.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.5:1, 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
4
3.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
6
3.4 FTE
Total Workforce
10
6.7 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.

1.222.83.6Nat avg1.41.52.32.02.11.92.02.52.53.39.3:111.3:110.4:111.5:110:111.6:111:112:110.4:18.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20253.3288.5:1-1.9
20242.52610.4:1-1.6
20232.53012:1+1
20222.02211:1-0.6
20211.92211.6:1+1.6
20202.12110:1-1.5
20192.02311.5:1+1.1
20182.32410.4:1-0.9
20171.51711.3:1+2
20161.4139.3:1—