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Charters Towers School of Distance Education

Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a government combined school in Millchester, Queensland, teaching year levels Prep-12 to 2,395 students.

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2,395
Students
1454 boys · 941 girls
Prep-12
Year range
948
ICSEA
avg = 1000
0%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 948

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 24% of Australian schools.

Suburb Millchester 4820
Local government area Charters Towers
Remoteness Outer Regional
Sector Government
School type Combined
Indigenous students 1%
Statistical area (SA2) Charters Towers
Official website charterstowerssde.eq.edu.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Charters Towers School of Distance Education had 2,395 students in 2025, compared with 1,480 in 2016 (up 62%).

1,480 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 3,009 '21 '22 '23 '24 2,395 '25

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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Catchment zone shown where matched to official QLD government data.

Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pin is approximate (ACARA geocoded location).

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Charters Towers School of Distance Education catchment

We could not match a zone boundary for this school in the published QLD government zone data, so no catchment suburbs are listed. Some government schools, such as selective, specialist and senior-only schools, do not have a local zone. Check an address with the official QLD zone finder.

The suburb: Charters Towers

3
Childcare services
ACECQA register
30.6%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
8,172
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Charters Towers 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 Charters Towers profile →

Nearest schools to Charters Towers School of Distance Education

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Millchester State School Government Prep-6 132 855 0.7 km
Charters Towers Central State School Government Prep-6 113 859 1.2 km
Charters Towers State High School Government 7-12 303 879 1.4 km
Blackheath and Thornburgh College Independent Prep-11 379 965 2.4 km
All Souls St Gabriels School Independent Prep-12 431 952 3.1 km
Richmond Hill State School Government Prep-6 191 854 3.1 km

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 Charters Towers School of Distance Education

How many students go to Charters Towers School of Distance Education?

Charters Towers School of Distance Education has 2,395 students enrolled (1,454 boys and 941 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Charters Towers School of Distance Education teach?

Charters Towers School of Distance Education teaches year levels Prep-12. ACARA lists it as a combined school.

Is Charters Towers School of Distance Education a government or non-government school?

Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a government school in Millchester, Queensland.

What does the ICSEA of 948 at Charters Towers School of Distance Education 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. Charters Towers School of Distance Education has an ICSEA of 948, which places it above 24% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

How many childcare services are near Charters Towers School of Distance Education?

3 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Charters Towers, 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 →