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Western Cape College

GovernmentCombinedPrep-12
Rocky Point, QLD 4874 · Very Remote
Students1,010enrolled
Ratio1:10.1student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
103
teaching staff
FTE Teaching100.1
Non-Teaching97
Student:Teacher10.1:1
Students1,010
Western Cape
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Key Workforce Metrics

Western Cape College has 200 staff members (181.2 FTE), including 103 teachers and 97 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.1:1-1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
103+5.2 FTE
100.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
97
81.1 FTE
Total Staff
200
9% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

How Western Cape College's student-to-teacher ratio compares to state and national averages. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student.

Western Cape
10.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.1:1, 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
103
100.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
97
81.1 FTE
Total Workforce
200
181.2 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.

71.984.697.4110.1Nat avg88.684.685.587.985.395.496.096.394.9100.110.7:111.3:111.1:110.9:111.8:111.1:110.8:110.7:111.1:110.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025100.11,01010.1:1-1
202494.91,05511.1:1+0.4
202396.31,02910.7:1-0.1
202296.01,03510.8:1-0.3
202195.41,05911.1:1-0.7
202085.31,00811.8:1+0.9
201987.996010.9:1-0.2
201885.594611.1:1-0.2
201784.695811.3:1+0.6
201688.694710.7:1—