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Mount Cotton State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Mount Cotton, QLD 4165 · Major Cities
Students605enrolled
Ratio1:14.8student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
47
teaching staff
FTE Teaching41.0
Non-Teaching26
Student:Teacher14.8:1
Students605
Mount Cotton State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Cotton State School has 73 staff members (58.9 FTE), including 47 teachers and 26 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.8:1-0.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
47+1.3 FTE
41.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
26
17.9 FTE
Total Staff
73
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Cotton State
14.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.8:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
47
41.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
26
17.9 FTE
Total Workforce
73
58.9 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.

32.136.540.845.1Nat avg39.037.837.839.539.940.138.940.839.741.015.9:116.5:115.5:115.6:115:115.3:115.9:115.3:115.4:114.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202541.060514.8:1-0.6
202439.761015.4:1+0.1
202340.862315.3:1-0.6
202238.961915.9:1+0.6
202140.161315.3:1+0.3
202039.960015:1-0.6
201939.561715.6:1+0.1
201837.858615.5:1-1
201737.862416.5:1+0.6
201639.062015.9:1—