AustraliaQLDParksideSpinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct

Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Parkside, QLD 4825 · Remote
Students926enrolled
Ratio1:11.1student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
86
teaching staff
FTE Teaching83.6
Non-Teaching87
Student:Teacher11.1:1
Students926
Spinifex State

Key Workforce Metrics

Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct has 173 staff members (158.6 FTE), including 86 teachers and 87 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.1:1+1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
86-6.4 FTE
83.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
87
75.0 FTE
Total Staff
173
8% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Spinifex State
11.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.1:1, 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
86
83.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
87
75.0 FTE
Total Workforce
173
158.6 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.

65.277.489.6101.9Nat avg80.576.781.478.386.191.792.687.990.083.610.3:110.7:19.9:111.2:111.4:110.9:110.4:110.6:110.1:111.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202583.692611.1:1+1
202490.091310.1:1-0.5
202387.993210.6:1+0.2
202292.696210.4:1-0.5
202191.799910.9:1-0.5
202086.197911.4:1+0.2
201978.387511.2:1+1.3
201881.48069.9:1-0.8
201776.781710.7:1+0.4
201680.583010.3:1