AustraliaQLDNorth MackayFitzgerald State School

Fitzgerald State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
North Mackay, QLD 4740 · Inner Regional
632Students
955ICSEA
1:15.5Ratio
3/10SEIFA
Fitzgerald State

Key Workforce Metrics

Fitzgerald State School has 74 staff members (60.8 FTE), including 47 teachers and 27 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.5:1-0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
47+1.2 FTE
40.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
20.1 FTE
Total Staff
74
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Fitzgerald State
15.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.5:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
47
40.7 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
27
20.1 FTE
Total Workforce
74
60.8 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

33.638.743.949.1Nat avg44.643.243.341.643.642.241.640.939.540.716.1:116:115.2:115.8:115.8:116.3:116.3:116.2:115.8:115.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202540.763215.5:1-0.3
202439.562415.8:1-0.4
202340.966216.2:1-0.1
202241.667716.3:10
202142.268616.3:1+0.5
202043.668715.8:10
201941.665915.8:1+0.6
201843.365915.2:1-0.8
201743.269116:1-0.1
201644.671816.1:1