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Mount Samson State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Mount Samson, QLD 4520 · Inner Regional
Students260enrolled
Ratio1:14.4student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
22
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.0
Non-Teaching17
Student:Teacher14.4:1
Students260
Mount Samson State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Samson State School has 39 staff members (28.5 FTE), including 22 teachers and 17 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.4:1+0.1
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
22+0.5 FTE
18.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
10.5 FTE
Total Staff
39
27% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Samson State
14.4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
22
18.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
17
10.5 FTE
Total Workforce
39
28.5 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.

13.916.619.422.1Nat avg19.720.119.016.316.917.117.117.817.518.016.2:115.6:114.7:114.8:114.9:115.1:115:114.3:114.3:114.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.026014.4:1+0.1
202417.525014.3:10
202317.825514.3:1-0.7
202217.125615:1-0.1
202117.125915.1:1+0.2
202016.925214.9:1+0.1
201916.324214.8:1+0.1
201819.027914.7:1-0.9
201720.131315.6:1-0.6
201619.732016.2:1—