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Garbutt State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Garbutt, QLD 4814 · Outer Regional
Students78enrolled
Ratio1:8.4student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
11
teaching staff
FTE Teaching9.3
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher8.4:1
Students78
Garbutt State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Garbutt State School has 23 staff members (18.3 FTE), including 11 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.4:1-2.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
11+0.7 FTE
9.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
9.0 FTE
Total Staff
23
20% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Garbutt State
8.4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.4:1, 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
11
9.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
9.0 FTE
Total Workforce
23
18.3 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.

68.210.412.5Nat avg11.49.49.07.78.37.57.19.08.69.310.4:110.5:110.1:19.9:110.4:110.8:114.6:112.3:111:18.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20259.3788.4:1-2.6
20248.69511:1-1.3
20239.011112.3:1-2.3
20227.110414.6:1+3.8
20217.58110.8:1+0.4
20208.38610.4:1+0.5
20197.7769.9:1-0.2
20189.09110.1:1-0.4
20179.49910.5:1+0.1
201611.411810.4:1—