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Mount Surprise State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Mount Surprise, QLD 4871 · Very Remote
Students15enrolled
Ratio1:6student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
3
teaching staff
FTE Teaching2.5
Non-Teaching4
Student:Teacher6:1
Students15
Mount Surprise State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Surprise State School has 7 staff members (3.8 FTE), including 3 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
6:1-2.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
3+0.1 FTE
2.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
1.3 FTE
Total Staff
7
46% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Surprise State
6:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 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
3
2.5 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
1.3 FTE
Total Workforce
7
3.8 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.

0.91.52.12.7Nat avg1.51.52.51.41.01.41.42.32.42.512.7:115.3:19.2:112.1:113:112.1:17.9:17:18.3:16:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20252.5156:1-2.3
20242.4208.3:1+1.3
20232.3167:1-0.9
20221.4117.9:1-4.2
20211.41712.1:1-0.9
20201.01313:1+0.9
20191.41712.1:1+2.9
20182.5239.2:1-6.1
20171.52315.3:1+2.6
20161.51912.7:1—