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Gladstone Central State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Gladstone Central, QLD 4680 · Inner Regional
Students356enrolled
Ratio1:15.1student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
27
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.6
Non-Teaching22
Student:Teacher15.1:1
Students356
Gladstone Central State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Gladstone Central State School has 49 staff members (39.8 FTE), including 27 teachers and 22 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.1:1-1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
27+0.1 FTE
23.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
16.2 FTE
Total Staff
49
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Gladstone Central State
15.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.1:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
27
23.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
22
16.2 FTE
Total Workforce
49
39.8 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.

17.820.823.726.7Nat avg22.024.322.924.323.522.120.921.823.523.615.8:114.1:115.5:115:114.7:115.2:116.7:117:116.1:115.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.635615.1:1-1
202423.537916.1:1-0.9
202321.837117:1+0.3
202220.934916.7:1+1.5
202122.133715.2:1+0.5
202023.534514.7:1-0.3
201924.336515:1-0.5
201822.935615.5:1+1.4
201724.334314.1:1-1.7
201622.034815.8:1—