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Blackwater North State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Blackwater, QLD 4717 · Outer Regional
Students446enrolled
Ratio1:13.5student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching33.1
Non-Teaching25
Student:Teacher13.5:1
Students446
Blackwater North State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Blackwater North State School has 60 staff members (49.4 FTE), including 35 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.5:1-1.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
35+3.2 FTE
33.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.3 FTE
Total Staff
60
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Blackwater North State
13.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
35
33.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
16.3 FTE
Total Workforce
60
49.4 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.

21.826.731.636.4Nat avg30.826.325.730.029.529.032.432.929.933.113.8:115.1:116.3:114:114.8:114:113.5:113.8:114.9:113.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202533.144613.5:1-1.4
202429.944714.9:1+1.1
202332.945313.8:1+0.3
202232.443813.5:1-0.5
202129.040514:1-0.8
202029.543714.8:1+0.8
201930.042014:1-2.3
201825.741816.3:1+1.2
201726.339715.1:1+1.3
201630.842413.8:1—