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Samford Valley Steiner School

IndependentCombinedPrep-12
Wights Mountain, QLD 4520 · Inner Regional
Students500enrolled
Ratio1:11.1student:teacher
SEIFA9/10advantage decile
Staffing
56
teaching staff
FTE Teaching45.1
Non-Teaching65
Student:Teacher11.1:1
Students500
Samford Valley Steiner
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Key Workforce Metrics

Samford Valley Steiner School has 121 staff members (85.7 FTE), including 56 teachers and 65 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
11.1:1+1.2
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
56-3.6 FTE
45.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
65
40.6 FTE
Total Staff
121
29% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Samford Valley Steiner
11.1:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 11.1:1, 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
56
45.1 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
65
40.6 FTE
Total Workforce
121
85.7 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.

19.831.142.353.6Nat avg23.326.026.331.128.337.836.442.148.745.113.3:113:113.4:111.4:113.7:111:111.2:110.9:19.9:111.1:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202545.150011.1:1+1.2
202448.74839.9:1-1
202342.146010.9:1-0.3
202236.440611.2:1+0.2
202137.841411:1-2.7
202028.338813.7:1+2.3
201931.135511.4:1-2
201826.335313.4:1+0.4
201726.033913:1-0.3
201623.331013.3:1—