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Gooburrum State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Gooburrum, QLD 4670 · Inner Regional
Students144enrolled
Ratio1:20.6student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
7
teaching staff
FTE Teaching7.0
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher20.6:1
Students144
Gooburrum State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Gooburrum State School has 15 staff members (13.0 FTE), including 7 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
20.6:1+2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
70 FTE
7.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
6.0 FTE
Total Staff
15
13% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Gooburrum State
20.6:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 20.6:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
7
7.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
6.0 FTE
Total Workforce
15
13.0 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.

5.56.47.38.3Nat avg6.56.97.06.96.57.27.17.57.07.019.5:119.1:117.9:119.6:120.5:118.1:117.7:117.9:118.6:120.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20257.014420.6:1+2
20247.013018.6:1+0.7
20237.513417.9:1+0.2
20227.112617.7:1-0.4
20217.213018.1:1-2.4
20206.513320.5:1+0.9
20196.913519.6:1+1.7
20187.012517.9:1-1.2
20176.913219.1:1-0.4
20166.512719.5:1—