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Darling Downs Adventist College

IndependentCombinedPrep-12
Toowoomba, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
Students362enrolled
Ratio1:12.1student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
35
teaching staff
FTE Teaching30.0
Non-Teaching43
Student:Teacher12.1:1
Students362
Darling Downs Adventist
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Key Workforce Metrics

Darling Downs Adventist College has 78 staff members (59.2 FTE), including 35 teachers and 43 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
12.1:1+1
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
35+1.6 FTE
30.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
43
29.2 FTE
Total Staff
78
24% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Darling Downs Adventist
12.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 12.1:1, 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
35
30.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
43
29.2 FTE
Total Workforce
78
59.2 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.

14.820.926.933Nat avg17.418.418.418.518.118.121.023.228.430.012.6:111.2:112.6:111.4:110.9:110.4:110.3:110.7:111.1:112.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202530.036212.1:1+1
202428.431411.1:1+0.4
202323.224810.7:1+0.4
202221.021610.3:1-0.1
202118.118810.4:1-0.5
202018.119710.9:1-0.5
201918.521011.4:1-1.2
201818.423212.6:1+1.4
201718.420611.2:1-1.4
201617.421912.6:1—