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Tagai State College

GovernmentCombinedPrep-12
Thursday Island, QLD 4875 · Very Remote
Students1,261enrolled
Ratio1:8.1student:teacher
SEIFA3/10advantage decile
Staffing
160
teaching staff
FTE Teaching156.0
Non-Teaching184
Student:Teacher8.1:1
Students1,261
Tagai State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Tagai State College has 344 staff members (298.0 FTE), including 160 teachers and 184 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.1:1-0.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
160+8.7 FTE
156.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
184
142.0 FTE
Total Staff
344
13% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Tagai State
8.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.1:1, 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
160
156.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
184
142.0 FTE
Total Workforce
344
298.0 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.

122.7143163.4183.7Nat avg166.5165.0166.5167.0158.1147.0144.3154.4147.3156.09.3:19.4:19.2:19.1:19.1:19.8:19.4:18:18.4:18.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025156.01,2618.1:1-0.3
2024147.31,2368.4:1+0.4
2023154.41,2378:1-1.4
2022144.31,3529.4:1-0.4
2021147.01,4369.8:1+0.7
2020158.11,4449.1:10
2019167.01,5249.1:1-0.1
2018166.51,5339.2:1-0.2
2017165.01,5549.4:1+0.1
2016166.51,5509.3:1—