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Clifford Park Special School

GovernmentSpecial7-12
Newtown, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
Students183enrolled
Ratio1:4.3student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
49
teaching staff
FTE Teaching42.6
Non-Teaching82
Student:Teacher4.3:1
Students183
Clifford Park Special
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Key Workforce Metrics

Clifford Park Special School has 131 staff members (95.8 FTE), including 49 teachers and 82 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4.3:1-0.1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
49-0.9 FTE
42.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
82
53.2 FTE
Total Staff
131
27% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Clifford Park Special
4.3:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4.3:1, 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
49
42.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
82
53.2 FTE
Total Workforce
131
95.8 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.

23.532.341.250.1Nat avg29.427.628.944.345.545.237.341.843.542.64.3:14.3:14.6:13.1:13.3:13.8:14.5:14.4:14.4:14.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202542.61834.3:1-0.1
202443.51904.4:10
202341.81864.4:1-0.1
202237.31664.5:1+0.7
202145.21703.8:1+0.5
202045.51523.3:1+0.2
201944.31383.1:1-1.5
201828.91324.6:1+0.3
201727.61204.3:10
201629.41254.3:1—