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Cooktown State School

GovernmentCombinedPrep-12
Cooktown, QLD 4895 · Remote
Students376enrolled
Ratio1:10.9student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
36
teaching staff
FTE Teaching34.4
Non-Teaching23
Student:Teacher10.9:1
Students376
Cooktown State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Cooktown State School has 59 staff members (50.5 FTE), including 36 teachers and 23 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.9:1+1.8
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
36-3.8 FTE
34.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
16.1 FTE
Total Staff
59
14% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Cooktown State
10.9:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.9:1, 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
36
34.4 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
16.1 FTE
Total Workforce
59
50.5 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.

2732.538.143.6Nat avg33.831.838.639.537.435.839.637.138.234.411.4:111.7:110.2:19.3:110.2:111.5:110.7:111.1:19.1:110.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202534.437610.9:1+1.8
202438.23499.1:1-2
202337.141011.1:1+0.4
202239.642410.7:1-0.8
202135.841311.5:1+1.3
202037.438010.2:1+0.9
201939.53699.3:1-0.9
201838.639410.2:1-1.5
201731.837211.7:1+0.3
201633.838511.4:1—