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Mount Isa School of the Air

GovernmentCombinedPrep-10
Pioneer, QLD 4825 · Remote
Students175enrolled
Ratio1:7.1student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
25
teaching staff
FTE Teaching24.6
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher7.1:1
Students175
Mount Isa
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Isa School of the Air has 33 staff members (31.0 FTE), including 25 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
7.1:1+0.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
25-3 FTE
24.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
6.4 FTE
Total Staff
33
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Mount Isa School of the Air's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Mount Isa
7.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 7.1:1, 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
25
24.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
6.4 FTE
Total Workforce
33
31.0 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.

19.222.926.630.4Nat avg25.624.622.624.725.925.523.625.727.624.66.6:16.2:16.8:16.3:15.6:16.5:17.5:17.3:16.8:17.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202524.61757.1:1+0.3
202427.61896.8:1-0.5
202325.71877.3:1-0.2
202223.61767.5:1+1
202125.51656.5:1+0.9
202025.91455.6:1-0.7
201924.71556.3:1-0.5
201822.61546.8:1+0.6
201724.61536.2:1-0.4
201625.61696.6:1—