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Dakabin State High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Dakabin, QLD 4503 · Major Cities
Students980enrolled
Ratio1:11.5student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
89
teaching staff
FTE Teaching85.2
Non-Teaching52
Student:Teacher11.5:1
Students980
Dakabin State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Dakabin State High School has 141 staff members (124.2 FTE), including 89 teachers and 52 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.5:1-0.5
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
89+2.8 FTE
85.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
52
39.0 FTE
Total Staff
141
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Dakabin State
11.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.5:1, 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
89
85.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
52
39.0 FTE
Total Workforce
141
124.2 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.

66.976.886.896.7Nat avg78.780.485.487.986.083.284.087.282.485.210.8:110.7:110.6:111.1:111.7:112.5:112.2:111.3:112:111.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202585.298011.5:1-0.5
202482.498712:1+0.7
202387.298511.3:1-0.9
202284.01,02512.2:1-0.3
202183.21,03812.5:1+0.8
202086.01,00511.7:1+0.6
201987.997611.1:1+0.5
201885.490510.6:1-0.1
201780.485910.7:1-0.1
201678.785010.8:1—