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Downlands College

CatholicCombinedPrep-12
Toowoomba, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
Students1,187enrolled
Ratio1:11.3student:teacher
SEIFA5/10advantage decile
Staffing
107
teaching staff
FTE Teaching105.1
Non-Teaching55
Student:Teacher11.3:1
Students1,187
Downlands
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Key Workforce Metrics

Downlands College has 162 staff members (151.8 FTE), including 107 teachers and 55 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.3:1-0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
107+7 FTE
105.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
55
46.7 FTE
Total Staff
162
6% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Downlands
11.3:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.3:1, 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
107
105.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
55
46.7 FTE
Total Workforce
162
151.8 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.

54.77595.3115.6Nat avg64.467.871.375.377.079.980.294.098.1105.111.1:111.4:111.4:111.5:111.7:111.4:111.6:111.7:111.9:111.3:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
2025105.11,18711.3:1-0.6
202498.11,16411.9:1+0.2
202394.01,10411.7:1+0.1
202280.292911.6:1+0.2
202179.991111.4:1-0.3
202077.090011.7:1+0.2
201975.386411.5:1+0.1
201871.381011.4:10
201767.877011.4:1+0.3
201664.471611.1:1—