Palm Island
Queensland · Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham · Townsville
This profile uses the ABS Palm Island statistical area (SA2) — the level Australian government data is published at. SA2 boundaries don’t always match suburb boundaries.
Palm Island is a locality in the Charters Towers - Ayr - Ingham area of Queensland. This profile draws on ABS population and Census figures, the ACARA school register and ACECQA childcare ratings for the Palm Island SA2.
Schools, childcare & safety
Live data for the Palm Island SA2 — ACARA schools register, ACECQA childcare ratings.
Government schools in Palm Island
Free government schools your child may attend. Exact school zones aren’t mapped for QLD yet, so we can’t confirm which one is yours.
A picture of students’ family backgrounds (ICSEA) — not a ranking or a quality score.
Fee-paying schools can’t be enrolled in by zone — they’re shown for context, not as the area’s school quality.
We show school intake context and catchments, not exam results. We don’t publish a school ranking.
Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors. School pins are approximate (ACARA geocoded location).
Schools in Palm Island
- Combined · Government · Years Prep-12Enrolment315ICSEA675
- Primary · Catholic · Years Prep-6Enrolment127ICSEA646
ICSEA reflects student intake context, not teaching quality (1000 = national average). All QLD schools →
Childcare & early learning
- Meeting NQSBwgcolman Community School (Palm Island) KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 40 places · Palm Island
- Meeting NQSPentland State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 10 places · Pentland
- Working Towards NQSSt Michael's KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 22 places · Palm Island
- Not yet ratedMutarnee State School KindergartenCentre-Based Care · 8 places · Mutarnee
NQS = National Quality Standard, rated by ACECQA. Services matched by postcode — verify locations before visiting.
Where did the gain come from?
+53Reading the streams: organic growth — more babies than goodbyes — was the biggest driver.
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