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Cairns State Special School

GovernmentSpecialPrep-12
Woree, QLD 4868 · Outer Regional
Students130enrolled
Ratio1:4student:teacher
SEIFA4/10advantage decile
Staffing
37
teaching staff
FTE Teaching32.8
Non-Teaching61
Student:Teacher4:1
Students130
Cairns State Special
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Key Workforce Metrics

Cairns State Special School has 98 staff members (75.3 FTE), including 37 teachers and 61 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
4:1+0.4
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
37-0.2 FTE
32.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
61
42.5 FTE
Total Staff
98
23% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Cairns State Special
4:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 4:1, 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
37
32.8 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
61
42.5 FTE
Total Workforce
98
75.3 FTE
FTE (full-time equivalent)Headcount (incl. part-time)
Source: ACARA School Profile (2025)

Staffing Trends — 2017–2025

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

12.520.428.436.3Nat avg14.720.119.818.523.626.131.233.032.83.1:13.1:13.4:14.2:14.2:14.1:13.9:13.6:14:1171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2017–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202532.81304:1+0.4
202433.01193.6:1-0.3
202331.21213.9:1-0.2
202226.11064.1:1-0.1
202123.6994.2:10
202018.5784.2:1+0.8
201919.8673.4:1+0.3
201820.1633.1:10
201714.7453.1:1—