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Mount Whitestone State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Mount Whitestone, QLD 4347 · Inner Regional
Students9enrolled
Ratio1:7.5student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
2
teaching staff
FTE Teaching1.2
Non-Teaching3
Student:Teacher7.5:1
Students9
Mount Whitestone State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Whitestone State School has 5 staff members (2.2 FTE), including 2 teachers and 3 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.5:1+3.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
20 FTE
1.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
3
1.0 FTE
Total Staff
5
56% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Whitestone State
7.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.5:1, 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
2
1.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
3
1.0 FTE
Total Workforce
5
2.2 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.

11.522.4Nat avg1.82.21.41.61.21.41.41.41.21.212.2:110.5:19.3:16.2:17.5:15.7:15.7:15:14.2:17.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20251.297.5:1+3.3
20241.254.2:1-0.8
20231.475:1-0.7
20221.485.7:10
20211.485.7:1-1.8
20201.297.5:1+1.3
20191.6106.2:1-3.1
20181.4139.3:1-1.2
20172.22310.5:1-1.7
20161.82212.2:1—