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Kirwan State High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Kirwan, QLD 4817 · Outer Regional
1,922Students
919ICSEA
1:14Ratio
4/10SEIFA
Kirwan State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Kirwan State High School has 219 staff members (201.6 FTE), including 140 teachers and 79 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14:1-0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
140+6.4 FTE
136.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
79
65.0 FTE
Total Staff
219
8% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Kirwan State
14:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
140
136.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
79
65.0 FTE
Total Workforce
219
201.6 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.

109.5127.4145.4163.4Nat avg148.5146.8141.8140.6141.5140.5134.8128.8130.2136.613.9:113.6:113.7:113.4:113.5:113.5:114.2:114.7:114.4:114.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025136.61,92214.1:1-0.3
2024130.21,87714.4:1-0.3
2023128.81,89614.7:1+0.5
2022134.81,91914.2:1+0.7
2021140.51,89313.5:10
2020141.51,91113.5:1+0.1
2019140.61,88513.4:1-0.3
2018141.81,93613.7:1+0.1
2017146.81,99713.6:1-0.3
2016148.52,06213.9:1—