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Northern Peninsula Area State College

GovernmentCombinedPrep-12
Bamaga, QLD 4876 · Very Remote
563Students
681ICSEA
1:9.4Ratio
1/10SEIFA
Northern Peninsula Area State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Northern Peninsula Area State College has 92 staff members (87.1 FTE), including 61 teachers and 31 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.4:1-1.9
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
61+4.6 FTE
60.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
27.1 FTE
Total Staff
92
5% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Northern Peninsula Area State College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Northern Peninsula Area State
9.4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.4:1, 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
61
60.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
27.1 FTE
Total Workforce
92
87.1 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.

45.45564.674.3Nat avg57.055.767.567.562.663.557.053.455.460.010.8:111.4:19.4:110:111.1:110.7:110.9:111.3:111.3:19.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202560.05639.4:1-1.9
202455.462411.3:10
202353.460611.3:1+0.4
202257.062410.9:1+0.2
202163.567910.7:1-0.4
202062.669711.1:1+1.1
201967.567310:1+0.6
201867.56349.4:1-2
201755.763711.4:1+0.6
201657.061310.8:1—