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Port Douglas State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
Port Douglas, QLD 4877 · Outer Regional
Students230enrolled
Ratio1:12.4student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
23
teaching staff
FTE Teaching18.6
Non-Teaching10
Student:Teacher12.4:1
Students230
Port Douglas State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Port Douglas State School has 33 staff members (25.5 FTE), including 23 teachers and 10 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.4:1-0.2
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
23+0.7 FTE
18.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.9 FTE
Total Staff
33
23% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Port Douglas State
12.4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.4:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
23
18.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
10
6.9 FTE
Total Workforce
33
25.5 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.

13.316.920.524.1Nat avg21.917.416.017.917.215.718.317.917.918.613.6:116.1:116.4:115:114.1:114.2:112.7:113.4:112.6:112.4:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202518.623012.4:1-0.2
202417.922512.6:1-0.8
202317.924013.4:1+0.7
202218.323312.7:1-1.5
202115.722314.2:1+0.1
202017.224314.1:1-0.9
201917.926815:1-1.4
201816.026316.4:1+0.3
201717.428116.1:1+2.5
201621.929813.6:1—