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Townsville West State School

GovernmentPrimaryPrep-6
West End, QLD 4810 · Outer Regional
Students111enrolled
Ratio1:11.6student:teacher
SEIFA8/10advantage decile
Staffing
13
teaching staff
FTE Teaching9.6
Non-Teaching12
Student:Teacher11.6:1
Students111
Townsville West State
OverviewEnrolmentStaffCommunityAttendanceAttainmentTrendsSimilarNearby

Key Workforce Metrics

Townsville West State School has 25 staff members (17.4 FTE), including 13 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.6:1-3
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
13+1.1 FTE
9.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
7.8 FTE
Total Staff
25
30% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Townsville West State
11.6:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.6:1, 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
13
9.6 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
12
7.8 FTE
Total Workforce
25
17.4 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.

78.29.410.7Nat avg8.59.38.48.29.78.88.58.48.59.613.5:114.3:113.2:113.2:110.4:113.4:113.1:112.3:114.6:111.6:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
20259.611111.6:1-3
20248.512414.6:1+2.3
20238.410312.3:1-0.8
20228.511113.1:1-0.3
20218.811813.4:1+3
20209.710110.4:1-2.8
20198.210813.2:10
20188.411113.2:1-1.1
20179.313314.3:1+0.8
20168.511513.5:1—