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Gladstone South State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
South Gladstone, QLD 4680 · Inner Regional
Students458enrolled
Ratio1:15.2student:teacher
SEIFA2/10advantage decile
Staffing
34
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.2
Non-Teaching25
Student:Teacher15.2:1
Students458
Gladstone South State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Gladstone South State School has 59 staff members (48.5 FTE), including 34 teachers and 25 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
15.2:1-0.3
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
34+0.2 FTE
30.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
18.3 FTE
Total Staff
59
18% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Gladstone South State
15.2:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 15.2:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
34
30.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
25
18.3 FTE
Total Workforce
59
48.5 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.

15.321.327.233.2Nat avg18.021.623.824.324.723.123.925.930.030.214.4:115.3:114.6:114.6:115.5:115.9:116.7:116.4:115.5:115.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.245815.2:1-0.3
202430.046615.5:1-0.9
202325.942616.4:1-0.3
202223.939816.7:1+0.8
202123.136815.9:1+0.4
202024.738215.5:1+0.9
201924.335414.6:10
201823.834714.6:1-0.7
201721.633015.3:1+0.9
201618.026014.4:1—