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Gatton State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Gatton, QLD 4343 · Inner Regional
Students399enrolled
Ratio1:13.4student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching29.7
Non-Teaching32
Student:Teacher13.4:1
Students399
Gatton State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Gatton State School has 67 staff members (51.7 FTE), including 35 teachers and 32 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.4:1+0.5
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
35-1.7 FTE
29.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
32
22.0 FTE
Total Staff
67
23% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Gatton State
13.4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
35
29.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
32
22.0 FTE
Total Workforce
67
51.7 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.

25.231.838.445Nat avg35.139.540.140.940.738.933.330.031.429.714:112.8:113.2:112.1:111.2:111.6:113.1:114.3:112.9:113.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202529.739913.4:1+0.5
202431.440512.9:1-1.4
202330.042814.3:1+1.2
202233.343713.1:1+1.5
202138.945311.6:1+0.4
202040.745511.2:1-0.9
201940.949412.1:1-1.1
201840.152913.2:1+0.4
201739.550612.8:1-1.2
201635.149114:1—