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Townsville Flexible School

CatholicSpecial7-12
West End, QLD 4810 · Outer Regional
Students204enrolled
Ratio1:8.5student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
28
teaching staff
FTE Teaching24.0
Non-Teaching23
Student:Teacher8.5:1
Students204
Townsville Flexible
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Key Workforce Metrics

Townsville Flexible School has 51 staff members (45.0 FTE), including 28 teachers and 23 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
8.5:1+0.6
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
28+0.5 FTE
24.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
21.0 FTE
Total Staff
51
12% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Townsville Flexible
8.5:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 8.5:1, 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
28
24.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
23
21.0 FTE
Total Workforce
51
45.0 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.

9.31520.726.4Nat avg11.711.810.915.113.817.317.619.823.524.010.9:111:112.3:110.6:111.4:18.7:18.3:18.8:17.9:18.5:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202524.02048.5:1+0.6
202423.51857.9:1-0.9
202319.81758.8:1+0.5
202217.61468.3:1-0.4
202117.31518.7:1-2.7
202013.815811.4:1+0.8
201915.116010.6:1-1.7
201810.913412.3:1+1.3
201711.813011:1+0.1
201611.712710.9:1—