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Brightwater State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Mountain Creek, QLD 4557 · Major Cities
Students733enrolled
Ratio1:15student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
58
teaching staff
FTE Teaching48.6
Non-Teaching24
Student:Teacher15:1
Students733
Brightwater State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Brightwater State School has 82 staff members (66.7 FTE), including 58 teachers and 24 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15:1+0.4
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
58-4.3 FTE
48.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
18.1 FTE
Total Staff
82
19% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Brightwater State
15:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
58
48.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
24
18.1 FTE
Total Workforce
82
66.7 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.

41.351.762.272.6Nat avg52.258.961.764.766.063.459.353.452.948.617.7:116.6:117.1:116.6:115.9:115.8:115.3:115.4:114.6:115.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202548.673315.1:1+0.5
202452.977014.6:1-0.8
202353.482215.4:1+0.1
202259.390915.3:1-0.5
202163.41,00215.8:1-0.1
202066.01,05115.9:1-0.7
201964.71,07416.6:1-0.5
201861.71,05517.1:1+0.5
201758.997816.6:1-1.1
201652.292417.7:1—