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Cairns State High School
Cairns State High School is a government secondary school in Cairns North, Queensland, teaching year levels 7-12 to 1,636 students.
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ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school - it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 56% of Australian schools.
Cairns State High School had 1,636 students in 2025, compared with 1,639 in 2016 (about the same).
Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).
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The official zone for Cairns State High School overlaps 10 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.
Aeroglen, Holloways Beach, Machans Beach, Whitfield, Cairns North, Cairns City, Edge Hill, Parramatta Park, Manunda, Stratford
Suburbs (ABS gazetted localities) that overlap this school's zone. Boundaries do not line up exactly, so a suburb listed here may be only partly inside it. Confirm eligibility with the official QLD zone finder before relying on an address. Zone data: Queensland Department of Education, state school catchments, 2026.
House prices and rent in the Cairns State High School zone
2 areas have their centre inside this zone. Median 3-bedroom house rent runs from $680 to $690 a week.
Areas are ABS statistical areas whose centre point is in the zone; part of an area can sit outside it. Listed by name, not by price. Prices and rents are the figures each suburb page publishes (Queensland RTA rents by postcode). Queensland publishes no free official sale-price series, so only rents are shown. © The State of Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU. School zones are published for enrolment and can change each year, so do not rely on a zone alone for a property purchase decision.
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The suburb: Cairns City
Figures are for the Cairns City statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Cairns City profile →
Nearest schools to Cairns State High School
Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.
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Questions about Cairns State High School
How many students go to Cairns State High School?
Cairns State High School has 1,636 students enrolled (790 boys and 846 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
What year levels does Cairns State High School teach?
Cairns State High School teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.
Is Cairns State High School a government or non-government school?
Cairns State High School is a government school in Cairns North, Queensland.
What does the ICSEA of 1019 at Cairns State High School mean?
ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Cairns State High School has an ICSEA of 1019, which places it above 56% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
Which suburbs are in the Cairns State High School catchment?
The official zone for Cairns State High School overlaps 10 suburbs: Aeroglen, Holloways Beach, Machans Beach, Whitfield, Cairns North, Cairns City, Edge Hill, Parramatta Park, Manunda, Stratford. A suburb can be only partly inside the zone, so confirm an address with the official QLD zone finder. Zone data: Queensland Department of Education, state school catchments, 2026.
How many childcare services are near Cairns State High School?
4 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Cairns City, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.
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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →