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Cairns School of Distance Education

GovernmentCombinedPrep-12
Manunda, QLD 4870 · Outer Regional
3,692Students
1024ICSEA
1:10.6Ratio
6/10SEIFA
Cairns
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Key Workforce Metrics

Cairns School of Distance Education has 232 staff members (212.7 FTE), including 172 teachers and 60 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.6:1-15
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
172-0.4 FTE
163.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
60
49.4 FTE
Total Staff
232
8% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Cairns 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.

Cairns
10.6:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.6:1, 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
172
163.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
60
49.4 FTE
Total Workforce
232
212.7 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.

76.2112.8149.4186Nat avg89.7102.9114.2117.4136.3152.4158.7169.1163.7163.324.9:123.9:119:119.5:123.2:127.3:127.5:125.7:125.6:122.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025163.33,69222.6:1-3
2024163.74,18425.6:1-0.1
2023169.14,34325.7:1-1.8
2022158.74,36227.5:1+0.2
2021152.44,16127.3:1+4.1
2020136.33,15723.2:1+3.7
2019117.42,29119.5:1+0.5
2018114.22,16619:1-4.9
2017102.92,46423.9:1-1
201689.72,23424.9:1—