AustraliaQLDToowoombaFairholme College

Fairholme College

IndependentCombinedPrep-12
Toowoomba, QLD 4350 · Inner Regional
849Students
1110ICSEA
1:10.8Ratio
5/10SEIFA
Fairholme

Key Workforce Metrics

Fairholme College has 149 staff members (130.5 FTE), including 83 teachers and 66 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
10.8:1-0.3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
83+3.1 FTE
78.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
66
52.2 FTE
Total Staff
149
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Fairholme
10.8:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 10.8:1, 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
83
78.3 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
66
52.2 FTE
Total Workforce
149
130.5 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 20162025

Teaching staff levels and student-to-teacher ratio over time.

52.763.87586.1Nat avg64.062.462.062.565.866.070.173.675.278.311.4:111.2:111.1:111:111.2:111.7:111.1:111.1:111.1:110.8:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (20162025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202578.384910.8:1-0.3
202475.283711.1:10
202373.681911.1:10
202270.177611.1:1-0.6
202166.077311.7:1+0.5
202065.873711.2:1+0.2
201962.568911:1-0.1
201862.068611.1:1-0.1
201762.469911.2:1-0.2
201664.072711.4:1