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Murrumba State Secondary College

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Murrumba Downs, QLD 4503 · Major Cities
Students1,682enrolled
Ratio1:13.4student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
134
teaching staff
FTE Teaching125.9
Non-Teaching57
Student:Teacher13.4:1
Students1,682
Murrumba State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Murrumba State Secondary College has 191 staff members (170.7 FTE), including 134 teachers and 57 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
13.4:1-0.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
134+5.8 FTE
125.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
57
44.8 FTE
Total Staff
191
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Murrumba State
13.4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 13.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
134
125.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
57
44.8 FTE
Total Workforce
191
170.7 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.

81.8101.6121.5141.4Nat avg96.2103.3111.4122.0123.5128.5123.1125.3120.1125.913:113.4:113.8:113.2:114:113.6:114.2:113.7:114:113.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025125.91,68213.4:1-0.6
2024120.11,68714:1+0.3
2023125.31,71513.7:1-0.5
2022123.11,74314.2:1+0.6
2021128.51,75413.6:1-0.4
2020123.51,73014:1+0.8
2019122.01,61213.2:1-0.6
2018111.41,53513.8:1+0.4
2017103.31,38713.4:1+0.4
201696.21,24613:1—