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Lowood State High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Lowood, QLD 4311 · Inner Regional
Students643enrolled
Ratio1:10.8student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
62
teaching staff
FTE Teaching59.5
Non-Teaching38
Student:Teacher10.8:1
Students643
Lowood State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Lowood State High School has 100 staff members (88.9 FTE), including 62 teachers and 38 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.8:1+0.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
62-6.3 FTE
59.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
29.4 FTE
Total Staff
100
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Lowood State
10.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.8:1, 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
62
59.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
38
29.4 FTE
Total Workforce
100
88.9 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.

50.658.967.275.6Nat avg65.468.766.865.667.168.068.767.765.859.511.1:110.9:111.2:110.7:111.1:111.5:110.7:110.3:110.1:110.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202559.564310.8:1+0.7
202465.866310.1:1-0.2
202367.769610.3:1-0.4
202268.773210.7:1-0.8
202168.078311.5:1+0.4
202067.174211.1:1+0.4
201965.670410.7:1-0.5
201866.874711.2:1+0.3
201768.775110.9:1-0.2
201665.472811.1:1—