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Cairns State High School

Cairns North, QLD 4870 · Queensland Department of Education

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ICSEA

1019

56th percentile nationally

Above average

Total enrolments

1,636

Secondary

Student–teacher ratio

13:1

124.1 FTE teachers

Gender mix

52% / 48%

girls / boys

Language background

42%

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 19%

Lower-mid: 30%

Upper-mid: 31%

Top: 21%

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Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.