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Forest Lake State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Forest Lake, QLD 4078 · Major Cities
Students738enrolled
Ratio1:13.5student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
61
teaching staff
FTE Teaching54.5
Non-Teaching29
Student:Teacher13.5:1
Students738
Forest Lake State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Forest Lake State School has 90 staff members (76.9 FTE), including 61 teachers and 29 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.5:1-0.5
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
61+1.4 FTE
54.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
29
22.4 FTE
Total Staff
90
15% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Forest Lake State
13.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
61
54.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
29
22.4 FTE
Total Workforce
90
76.9 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.

45.152.66067.4Nat avg61.359.055.460.360.156.754.853.153.154.514.7:114.7:115.9:114.8:114.1:114.2:114:114.4:114:113.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202554.573813.5:1-0.5
202453.174114:1-0.4
202353.176314.4:1+0.4
202254.876714:1-0.2
202156.780314.2:1+0.1
202060.184614.1:1-0.7
201960.389314.8:1-1.1
201855.488115.9:1+1.2
201759.086514.7:10
201661.389914.7:1—