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Newtown State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Newtown, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
Students337enrolled
Ratio1:12.1student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
32
teaching staff
FTE Teaching27.8
Non-Teaching19
Student:Teacher12.1:1
Students337
Newtown State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Newtown State School has 51 staff members (41.7 FTE), including 32 teachers and 19 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.1:1+0.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
32-3.2 FTE
27.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
13.9 FTE
Total Staff
51
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Newtown State
12.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.1:1, 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
32
27.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
19
13.9 FTE
Total Workforce
51
41.7 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.

22.926.930.934.9Nat avg27.628.426.927.631.730.830.330.131.027.814.6:114.4:115.1:114.3:113.1:112.4:111.7:112.1:111.4:112.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202527.833712.1:1+0.7
202431.035311.4:1-0.7
202330.136412.1:1+0.4
202230.335611.7:1-0.7
202130.838112.4:1-0.7
202031.741613.1:1-1.2
201927.639414.3:1-0.8
201826.940515.1:1+0.7
201728.440914.4:1-0.2
201627.640414.6:1—