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Freshwater State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Freshwater, QLD 4870 · Outer Regional
Students594enrolled
Ratio1:14.8student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
46
teaching staff
FTE Teaching40.1
Non-Teaching24
Student:Teacher14.8:1
Students594
Freshwater State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Freshwater State School has 70 staff members (57.5 FTE), including 46 teachers and 24 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.8:1-1.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
46+1.4 FTE
40.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
17.4 FTE
Total Staff
70
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Freshwater State
14.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.8:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
46
40.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
17.4 FTE
Total Workforce
70
57.5 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.

32.938.844.750.6Nat avg43.341.746.043.140.740.543.038.838.740.117.1:117.7:115.4:116.6:117.1:116.5:115.5:116.4:116.1:114.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202540.159414.8:1-1.3
202438.762216.1:1-0.3
202338.863616.4:1+0.9
202243.066515.5:1-1
202140.566816.5:1-0.6
202040.769417.1:1+0.5
201943.171716.6:1+1.2
201846.070915.4:1-2.3
201741.773817.7:1+0.6
201643.374217.1:1—