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Murphy's Creek State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Murphys Creek, QLD 4352 · Inner Regional
Students17enrolled
Ratio1:10student:teacher
SEIFA6/10advantage decile
Staffing
2
teaching staff
FTE Teaching1.7
Non-Teaching4
Student:Teacher10:1
Students17
Murphy's Creek State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Murphy's Creek State School has 6 staff members (4.2 FTE), including 2 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10:1+1.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
2+0.3 FTE
1.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
2.5 FTE
Total Staff
6
30% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Murphy's Creek State
10:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10:1, 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
1.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
4
2.5 FTE
Total Workforce
6
4.2 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.

1.22.53.85.1Nat avg4.63.82.52.61.91.51.82.01.41.713.9:113.7:116:111.9:16.8:111.3:113.3:18:18.6:110:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20251.71710:1+1.4
20241.4128.6:1+0.6
20232.0168:1-5.3
20221.82413.3:1+2
20211.51711.3:1+4.5
20201.9136.8:1-5.1
20192.63111.9:1-4.1
20182.54016:1+2.3
20173.85213.7:1-0.2
20164.66413.9:1—