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Longreach School of Distance Education

GovernmentCombinedPrep-10
Longreach, QLD 4730 · Very Remote
Students198enrolled
Ratio1:7.2student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
29
teaching staff
FTE Teaching26.9
Non-Teaching15
Student:Teacher7.2:1
Students198
Longreach
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Key Workforce Metrics

Longreach School of Distance Education has 44 staff members (39.0 FTE), including 29 teachers and 15 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.2:1+0.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
29-3.7 FTE
26.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
12.1 FTE
Total Staff
44
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Longreach School of Distance Education's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Longreach
7.2:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.2:1, 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
29
26.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
15
12.1 FTE
Total Workforce
44
39.0 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.

19.624.32933.7Nat avg26.623.723.124.726.125.725.826.930.626.96.2:17.6:18.3:17.8:17.4:16.7:17.5:17.5:16.5:17.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202526.91987.4:1+0.9
202430.61986.5:1-1
202326.92017.5:10
202225.81947.5:1+0.8
202125.71736.7:1-0.7
202026.11937.4:1-0.4
201924.71927.8:1-0.5
201823.11918.3:1+0.7
201723.71817.6:1+1.4
201626.61646.2:1—