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Toowoomba West Special School

GovernmentSpecialPrep-6
Newtown, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
Students140enrolled
Ratio1:3.7student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
42
teaching staff
FTE Teaching37.8
Non-Teaching61
Student:Teacher3.7:1
Students140
Toowoomba West Special
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Key Workforce Metrics

Toowoomba West Special School has 103 staff members (80.0 FTE), including 42 teachers and 61 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
3.7:1+0.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
42+2 FTE
37.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
61
42.2 FTE
Total Staff
103
22% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Toowoomba West Special
3.7:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 3.7:1, 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
42
37.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
61
42.2 FTE
Total Workforce
103
80.0 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.

1624.53341.6Nat avg18.821.824.323.626.027.126.331.235.837.83.4:13:13.4:14.1:14:14.1:14.3:13.7:13.5:13.7:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202537.81403.7:1+0.2
202435.81273.5:1-0.2
202331.21153.7:1-0.6
202226.31124.3:1+0.2
202127.11124.1:1+0.1
202026.01044:1-0.1
201923.6964.1:1+0.7
201824.3823.4:1+0.4
201721.8663:1-0.4
201618.8633.4:1—