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Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Palm Beach, QLD 4221 · Major Cities
Students2,819enrolled
Ratio1:14.3student:teacher
SEIFA7/10advantage decile
Staffing
211
teaching staff
FTE Teaching196.9
Non-Teaching97
Student:Teacher14.3:1
Students2,819
Palm Beach-Currumbin State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School has 308 staff members (273.8 FTE), including 211 teachers and 97 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
14.3:1-0.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
211+12 FTE
196.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
97
76.9 FTE
Total Staff
308
11% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Palm Beach-Currumbin State
14.3:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 14.3:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
211
196.9 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
97
76.9 FTE
Total Workforce
308
273.8 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.

138.6164.6190.6216.6Nat avg163.1173.4168.2169.8178.6175.3172.5181.7184.9196.914.9:114.2:114.4:114.4:114.5:114.8:115:114.6:114.9:114.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025196.92,81914.3:1-0.6
2024184.92,74614.9:1+0.3
2023181.72,64914.6:1-0.4
2022172.52,58915:1+0.2
2021175.32,59414.8:1+0.3
2020178.62,59614.5:1+0.1
2019169.82,44214.4:10
2018168.22,42714.4:1+0.2
2017173.42,45714.2:1-0.7
2016163.12,42714.9:1—