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Blackheath and Thornburgh College

IndependentCombinedPrep-11
Charters Towers, QLD 4820 · Outer Regional
379Students
965ICSEA
1:9.9Ratio
2/10SEIFA
Blackheath and Thornburgh
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Key Workforce Metrics

Blackheath and Thornburgh College has 76 staff members (68.0 FTE), including 40 teachers and 36 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.9:10
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
40+1.4 FTE
38.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
29.7 FTE
Total Staff
76
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Blackheath and Thornburgh College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Blackheath and Thornburgh
9.9:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.9:1, 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
40
38.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
36
29.7 FTE
Total Workforce
76
68.0 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.

22.829.235.742.1Nat avg26.832.930.130.527.030.030.234.836.938.39.1:18:18.3:18.1:19.3:19.3:19.8:18.7:19.9:19.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202538.33799.9:10
202436.93669.9:1+1.2
202334.83048.7:1-1.1
202230.22969.8:1+0.5
202130.02809.3:10
202027.02529.3:1+1.2
201930.52468.1:1-0.2
201830.12508.3:1+0.3
201732.92648:1-1.1
201626.82459.1:1—