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Cairns State High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Cairns North, QLD 4870 · Outer Regional
1,636Students
1019ICSEA
1:13.2Ratio
6/10SEIFA
Cairns State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Cairns State High School has 192 staff members (174.4 FTE), including 134 teachers and 58 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.2:1-0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
134+3.3 FTE
124.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
58
50.3 FTE
Total Staff
192
9% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Cairns State
13.2:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.2:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
134
124.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
58
50.3 FTE
Total Workforce
192
174.4 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.

98110.8123.7136.5Nat avg121.1119.0122.5122.7123.1123.7119.3115.3120.8124.113.5:113.9:113.7:113.4:113.6:113.3:113.3:113.3:113.3:113.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025124.11,63613.2:1-0.1
2024120.81,61013.3:10
2023115.31,53813.3:10
2022119.31,58513.3:10
2021123.71,64013.3:1-0.3
2020123.11,66913.6:1+0.2
2019122.71,64613.4:1-0.3
2018122.51,67313.7:1-0.2
2017119.01,65113.9:1+0.4
2016121.11,63913.5:1—