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Yarrabah State School

GovernmentCombinedPrep-10
Yarrabah, QLD 4871 · Outer Regional
Students405enrolled
Ratio1:9.2student:teacher
SEIFA1/10advantage decile
Staffing
49
teaching staff
FTE Teaching44.0
Non-Teaching45
Student:Teacher9.2:1
Students405
Yarrabah State
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Key Workforce Metrics

Yarrabah State School has 94 staff members (79.8 FTE), including 49 teachers and 45 non-teaching staff.

Student:Teacher Ratio
9.2:1-0.7
Better than national avg
Teaching Staff
49-2 FTE
44.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
45
35.8 FTE
Total Staff
94
15% part-time

Staffing Ratio Comparison

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

Yarrabah State
9.2:1
QLD Average
12.2:1
National Average
12.3:1

With a ratio of 9.2:1, 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
49
44.0 FTE
Non-Teaching Staff
45
35.8 FTE
Total Workforce
94
79.8 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.

3540.445.751Nat avg46.445.144.444.744.244.541.246.046.044.010:110.2:110:110.4:19.9:19.6:111.3:110.5:19.9:19.2:116171819202122232425
FTE Teaching StaffStudent:Teacher RatioNational Avg Ratio
Source: ACARA School Profile (2016–2025)

Staffing History

YearFTE TeachersTotal EnrolmentsStudent:TeacherChange
202544.04059.2:1-0.7
202446.04569.9:1-0.6
202346.048110.5:1-0.8
202241.246511.3:1+1.7
202144.54289.6:1-0.3
202044.24379.9:1-0.5
201944.746710.4:1+0.4
201844.444310:1-0.2
201745.145810.2:1+0.2
201646.446510:1—