Schools in Machans Beach
There are 20 schools in and around Machans Beach: 10 primary, 6 secondary and 4 combined. Their ICSEA scores run from 784 to 1091 (ACARA).
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Machans Beach schools by ICSEA
ICSEA describes the socio-educational background of a school’s students (the national average is 1000). It is not a measure of teaching quality, so visit, and read each school’s results on My School.
| School | Type | Sector | Years | ICSEA | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother of Good Counsel School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1091 | 354 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley | Combined | Catholic | Prep-12 | 1067 | 1,373 |
| Freshwater State School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1064 | 594 |
| St Monica's College | Secondary | Catholic | 7-12 | 1058 | 697 |
| Holy Cross School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 1058 | 572 |
| Peace Lutheran College | Combined | Independent | Prep-12 | 1054 | 544 |
| Newman Catholic College | Secondary | Catholic | 7-10 | 1046 | 625 |
| Freshwater Christian College | Combined | Independent | Prep-12 | 1041 | 562 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education | Combined | Government | Prep-12 | 1024 | 3,692 |
| Caravonica State School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1020 | 540 |
| Cairns State High School | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 1019 | 1,636 |
| Edge Hill State School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 1016 | 864 |
| Yorkeys Knob State School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 998 | 321 |
| Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 983 | 1,135 |
| The BUSY School | Secondary | Independent | 11-12 | 975 | 1,780 |
| Whitfield State School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 974 | 774 |
| St Francis Xavier's School | Primary | Catholic | Prep-6 | 953 | 382 |
| Machans Beach State School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 944 | 135 |
| Trinity Bay State High School | Secondary | Government | 7-12 | 908 | 1,784 |
| Cairns West State School | Primary | Government | Prep-6 | 784 | 481 |
- Mother of Good Counsel School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1091
- St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley
Combined · Catholic · Prep-12
1067
- Freshwater State School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1064
- St Monica's College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-12
1058
- Holy Cross School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
1058
- Peace Lutheran College
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1054
- Newman Catholic College
Secondary · Catholic · 7-10
1046
- Freshwater Christian College
Combined · Independent · Prep-12
1041
- Cairns School of Distance Education
Combined · Government · Prep-12
1024
- Caravonica State School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1020
- Cairns State High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
1019
- Edge Hill State School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
1016
- Yorkeys Knob State School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
998
- Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
983
- The BUSY School
Secondary · Independent · 11-12
975
- Whitfield State School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
974
- St Francis Xavier's School
Primary · Catholic · Prep-6
953
- Machans Beach State School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
944
- Trinity Bay State High School
Secondary · Government · 7-12
908
- Cairns West State School
Primary · Government · Prep-6
784
School zones go by address, not suburb
A government school's catchment can split a suburb, so two streets in Machans Beach can belong to different schools. Check the exact address with the QLD education department's school finder before you make an offer, and ask the agent for it in writing.
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