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Gympie Special School

GovernmentSpecialPrep-12
Gympie, QLD 4570 · Inner Regional
Students88enrolled
Ratio1:3.8student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
27
teaching staff
FTE Teaching23.2
Non-Teaching34
Student:Teacher3.8:1
Students88
Gympie Special
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Key Workforce Metrics

Gympie Special School has 61 staff members (47.4 FTE), including 27 teachers and 34 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
3.8:1-0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
27+0.7 FTE
23.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
34
24.2 FTE
Total Staff
61
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Gympie Special
3.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 3.8:1, 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
27
23.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
34
24.2 FTE
Total Workforce
61
47.4 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.

12.917.121.325.5Nat avg15.517.215.215.816.118.421.721.822.523.23.8:13.8:13.8:14.1:14.2:13.9:13.8:13.8:13.9:13.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202523.2883.8:1-0.1
202422.5873.9:1+0.1
202321.8833.8:10
202221.7823.8:1-0.1
202118.4723.9:1-0.3
202016.1684.2:1+0.1
201915.8644.1:1+0.3
201815.2573.8:10
201717.2653.8:10
201615.5593.8:1—