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Townsville State High School

GovernmentSecondary7-12
Railway Estate, QLD 4810 · Outer Regional
Students841enrolled
Ratio1:10.9student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
81
teaching staff
FTE Teaching77.3
Non-Teaching54
Student:Teacher10.9:1
Students841
Townsville State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Townsville State High School has 135 staff members (122.8 FTE), including 81 teachers and 54 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.9:1-1.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
81+8.3 FTE
77.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
54
45.5 FTE
Total Staff
135
9% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Townsville State
10.9:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.9:1, 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
81
77.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
54
45.5 FTE
Total Workforce
135
122.8 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.

52.764.876.989Nat avg62.063.070.173.980.977.071.269.269.077.311.7:112:111.3:110.8:110.9:110.7:111:111.2:112.3:110.9:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202577.384110.9:1-1.4
202469.085012.3:1+1.1
202369.277711.2:1+0.2
202271.278411:1+0.3
202177.082310.7:1-0.2
202080.988210.9:1+0.1
201973.979810.8:1-0.5
201870.179011.3:1-0.7
201763.075912:1+0.3
201662.072711.7:1—