Government · Combined · Cooktown

Cooktown State School

376

Students

187 boys · 189 girls

Prep-12

Year range

838

ICSEA

avg = 1000

12%

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 838

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 4% of Australian schools.

Suburb Cooktown 4895

Local government area Cook

Remoteness Remote

Sector Government

School type Combined

Indigenous students 16%

Statistical area (SA2) Cape York

Official website cooktownss.eq.edu.au

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Lockhart State School Government Prep-12 141 635

Kluthuthu Christian College Independent Prep-7 42 634

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2026 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index — it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →