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Mackay District Special School

GovernmentSpecialPrep-12
Beaconsfield, QLD 4740 · Inner Regional
82Students
949ICSEA
1:4Ratio
3/10SEIFA
Mackay District Special
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mackay District Special School has 53 staff members (42.1 FTE), including 22 teachers and 31 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4:1+0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
22-1 FTE
20.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
21.7 FTE
Total Staff
53
21% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Mackay District Special School's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Mackay District Special
4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 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
22
20.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
31
21.7 FTE
Total Workforce
53
42.1 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.

15.618.621.624.6Nat avg18.921.522.420.018.718.318.920.021.420.45:14.6:14.2:14.2:14.4:14.6:14.4:14:13.9:14:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202520.4824:1+0.1
202421.4843.9:1-0.1
202320.0794:1-0.4
202218.9844.4:1-0.2
202118.3854.6:1+0.2
202018.7824.4:1+0.2
201920.0844.2:10
201822.4944.2:1-0.4
201721.5994.6:1-0.4
201618.9945:1—