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Mount Isa Flexible School

CatholicSpecial7-12
Sunset, QLD 4825 · Remote
Students53enrolled
Ratio1:12.6student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
5
teaching staff
FTE Teaching4.2
Non-Teaching8
Student:Teacher12.6:1
Students53
Mount Isa Flexible
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Key Workforce Metrics

Mount Isa Flexible School has 13 staff members (12.2 FTE), including 5 teachers and 8 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.6:1+2.6
Above national avg
Teaching Staff
5-0.8 FTE
4.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
8.0 FTE
Total Staff
13
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Mount Isa Flexible
12.6:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.6:1, this school's ratio is higher than the QLD average (12.2:1) and the national average (12.3:1).

Workforce Composition

Classroom Teachers
5
4.2 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
8
8.0 FTE
Total Workforce
13
12.2 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.

2.83.84.75.7Nat avg4.24.44.34.74.43.35.25.25.04.210.2:19.5:19.8:18.9:17.5:19.7:17.5:18.5:110:112.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20254.25312.6:1+2.6
20245.05010:1+1.5
20235.2448.5:1+1
20225.2397.5:1-2.2
20213.3329.7:1+2.2
20204.4337.5:1-1.4
20194.7428.9:1-0.9
20184.3429.8:1+0.3
20174.4429.5:1-0.7
20164.24310.2:1—