Schools in Cairns, QLD

Showing the top 47 of 47 schools in the Cairns region, ranked by ICSEA score.

#	School	Suburb	Type	Sector	Years	ICSEA	Enrolment
1	Bartle Frere State School	Bartle Frere	Primary	Government	Prep-6	–	4
2	Trinity Anglican School	White Rock	Combined	Independent	Prep-12	1,103	1,204
3	Mother of Good Counsel School	Cairns North	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	1,091	354
4	St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley	Redlynch	Combined	Catholic	Prep-12	1,067	1,373
5	Freshwater State School	Freshwater	Primary	Government	Prep-6	1,064	594
6	St Augustine's College	Cairns	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,060	777
7	Holy Cross School	Trinity Park	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	1,058	572
8	St Monica's College	Cairns	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,058	697
9	Peace Lutheran College	Kamerunga	Combined	Independent	Prep-12	1,054	544
10	Newman Catholic College	Smithfield	Secondary	Catholic	7-10	1,046	625
11	Freshwater Christian College	Brinsmead	Combined	Independent	Prep-12	1,041	562
12	St Gerard Majella Primary School	Woree	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	1,035	399
13	St Joseph's School	Parramatta Park	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	1,029	348
14	Our Lady Help of Christians School	Earlville	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	1,025	506
15	Cairns School of Distance Education	Manunda	Combined	Government	Prep-12	1,024	3,692
16	St Mary's Catholic College	Woree	Secondary	Catholic	7-12	1,023	949
17	Caravonica State School	Caravonica	Primary	Government	Prep-6	1,020	540
18	Cairns State High School	Cairns North	Secondary	Government	7-12	1,019	1,636
19	Edge Hill State School	Edge Hill	Primary	Government	Prep-6	1,016	864
20	Redlynch State College	Redlynch	Combined	Government	Prep-12	1,007	1,834
21	Yorkeys Knob State School	Yorkeys Knob	Primary	Government	Prep-6	998	321
22	Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School	Trinity Beach	Primary	Government	Prep-6	996	899
23	St Michael's School	Gordonvale	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	993	279
24	St Therese's School	Bentley Park	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	991	541
25	MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter	Mount Peter	Combined	Catholic	Prep-12	987	1,119
26	Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School	Smithfield	Secondary	Government	7-12	983	1,135
27	The BUSY School	Cairns	Secondary	Independent	11-12	975	1,780
28	Whitfield State School	Whitfield	Primary	Government	Prep-6	974	774
29	St Francis Xavier's School	Manunda	Primary	Catholic	Prep-6	953	382
30	Machans Beach State School	Machans Beach	Primary	Government	Prep-6	944	135
31	Babinda State School	Babinda	Combined	Government	Prep-12	931	280
32	Cairns State Special School	Woree	Special	Government	Prep-12	913	130
33	Trinity Bay State High School	Manunda	Secondary	Government	7-12	908	1,784
34	St Rita's School	Babinda	Primary	Catholic	1-6	900	27
35	Isabella State School	Edmonton	Primary	Government	Prep-6	899	496
36	Parramatta State School	Parramatta Park	Primary	Government	Prep-6	887	482
37	Gordonvale State School	Gordonvale	Primary	Government	Prep-6	886	403
38	Cairns Adventist College	Gordonvale	Combined	Independent	Prep-6	885	63
39	Gordonvale State High School	Gordonvale	Secondary	Government	7-12	883	623
40	Bentley Park College	Bentley Park	Combined	Government	Prep-12	869	1,771
41	Hambledon State School	Edmonton	Primary	Government	Prep-6	865	378
42	Woree State School	Woree	Primary	Government	Prep-6	860	530
43	Woree State High School	Woree	Secondary	Government	7-12	854	750
44	White Rock State School	White Rock	Primary	Government	Prep-6	837	439
45	Balaclava State School	Mooroobool	Primary	Government	Prep-6	797	381
46	Cairns West State School	Manunda	Primary	Government	Prep-6	784	481
47	Djarragun College	Gordonvale	Combined	Independent	Prep-12	683	259

#1Bartle Frere State School

Bartle Frere·Primary · Government · Prep-6

#2Trinity Anglican School

White Rock·Combined · Independent · Prep-12

ICSEA

1,103

#3Mother of Good Counsel School

Cairns North·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,091

#4St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley

Redlynch·Combined · Catholic · Prep-12

ICSEA

1,067

#5Freshwater State School

Freshwater·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,064

#6St Augustine's College

Cairns·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,060

#7Holy Cross School

Trinity Park·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,058

#8St Monica's College

Cairns·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,058

#9Peace Lutheran College

Kamerunga·Combined · Independent · Prep-12

ICSEA

1,054

#10Newman Catholic College

Smithfield·Secondary · Catholic · 7-10

ICSEA

1,046

#11Freshwater Christian College

Brinsmead·Combined · Independent · Prep-12

ICSEA

1,041

#12St Gerard Majella Primary School

Woree·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,035

#13St Joseph's School

Parramatta Park·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,029

#14Our Lady Help of Christians School

Earlville·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,025

#15Cairns School of Distance Education

Manunda·Combined · Government · Prep-12

ICSEA

1,024

#16St Mary's Catholic College

Woree·Secondary · Catholic · 7-12

ICSEA

1,023

#17Caravonica State School

Caravonica·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,020

#18Cairns State High School

Cairns North·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

1,019

#19Edge Hill State School

Edge Hill·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

1,016

#20Redlynch State College

Redlynch·Combined · Government · Prep-12

ICSEA

1,007

#21Yorkeys Knob State School

Yorkeys Knob·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

998

#22Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School

Trinity Beach·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

996

#23St Michael's School

Gordonvale·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

993

#24St Therese's School

Bentley Park·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

991

#25MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter

Mount Peter·Combined · Catholic · Prep-12

ICSEA

987

#26Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School

Smithfield·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

983

#27The BUSY School

Cairns·Secondary · Independent · 11-12

ICSEA

975

#28Whitfield State School

Whitfield·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

974

#29St Francis Xavier's School

Manunda·Primary · Catholic · Prep-6

ICSEA

953

#30Machans Beach State School

Machans Beach·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

944

#31Babinda State School

Babinda·Combined · Government · Prep-12

ICSEA

931

#32Cairns State Special School

Woree·Special · Government · Prep-12

ICSEA

913

#33Trinity Bay State High School

Manunda·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

908

#34St Rita's School

Babinda·Primary · Catholic · 1-6

ICSEA

900

#35Isabella State School

Edmonton·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

899

#36Parramatta State School

Parramatta Park·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

887

#37Gordonvale State School

Gordonvale·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

886

#38Cairns Adventist College

Gordonvale·Combined · Independent · Prep-6

ICSEA

885

#39Gordonvale State High School

Gordonvale·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

883

#40Bentley Park College

Bentley Park·Combined · Government · Prep-12

ICSEA

869

#41Hambledon State School

Edmonton·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

865

#42Woree State School

Woree·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

860

#43Woree State High School

Woree·Secondary · Government · 7-12

ICSEA

854

#44White Rock State School

White Rock·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

837

#45Balaclava State School

Mooroobool·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

797

#46Cairns West State School

Manunda·Primary · Government · Prep-6

ICSEA

784

#47Djarragun College

Gordonvale·Combined · Independent · Prep-12

ICSEA

683

ICSEA ≥ 1100 (above average)ICSEA 1000–1099 (average)ICSEA < 1000 (below average)

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