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Burketown State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Burketown, QLD 4830 · Very Remote
Students29enrolled
Ratio1:6.7student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
4
teaching staff
FTE Teaching3.9
Non-Teaching4
Student:Teacher6.7:1
Students29
Burketown State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Burketown State School has 8 staff members (6.9 FTE), including 4 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
6.7:1-4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
4+1 FTE
3.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
3.0 FTE
Total Staff
8
14% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Burketown State
6.7:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 6.7:1, 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
3.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
3.0 FTE
Total Workforce
8
6.9 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.

2.433.74.3Nat avg3.03.03.03.02.82.93.03.92.93.98.3:17.7:19:18.3:19.6:19.7:111:15.9:110.7:17.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20253.9297.4:1-3.3
20242.93110.7:1+4.8
20233.9235.9:1-5.1
20223.03311:1+1.3
20212.9289.7:1+0.1
20202.8279.6:1+1.3
20193.0258.3:1-0.7
20183.0279:1+1.3
20173.0237.7:1-0.6
20163.0258.3:1—