List of schools in Far North Queensland

This is a list of schools in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. The region's largest population centre is Cairns. It includes the local government areas of:

Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of primary schools, which accommodated students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school.[1]

State schools

State primary schools

Name Suburb LGA Opened Coordinates Notes
Alexandra Bay State SchoolDiwanDouglas1986
Aloomba State SchoolAloombaCairns1899
Atherton State SchoolAthertonTablelands1891 17.2616°S 145.4816°E / -17.2616; 145.4816 (Atherton State School)28 Armstrong Street[2]
Balaclava State SchoolMoorooboolCairns1954
Bartle Frere State SchoolBartle FrereCairns1922
Bellenden Ker State SchoolBellenden KerCairns1922
Biboohra State SchoolBiboohraMareeba1902
Bloomfield River State SchoolWujal WujalWujal Wujal1952
Burketown State School Burketown Burke 1888
Butchers Creek State SchoolButchers CreekTablelands1913
Cairns West State SchoolManundaCairns1964
Cape York AAA – Coen CampusCoenCook1895 Coen SS until 2009; part of Western Cape until 2012.
Cape York AAA – Hopevale CampusHopevaleHope Vale1949 Formerly Hopevale SS until 2012
Caravonica State SchoolCaravonicaCairns1927
Cardwell State SchoolCardwellCassowary Coast1870
Chillagoe State SchoolChillagoeMareeba1902
Croydon State SchoolCroydonCroydon1890
Daintree State SchoolDaintreeDouglas1924 [3]
Dimbulah State SchoolDimbulahMareeba1914 P–10
Doomadgee State School Doomadgee Doomadgee 1933 K–10
Edge Hill State SchoolEdge HillCairns1940
El Arish State SchoolEl ArishCassowary Coast1922
Feluga State SchoolFelugaCassowary Coast1927 17.8807°S 145.9652°E / -17.8807; 145.9652 (Feluga State School)Feluga Provisional School opened on 7 February 1927 with 25 students in the Feluga Hall. Circa 1934, it became Feluga State School on its current site (107 Feluga Road) about 300 metres (980 ft) down the road from the hall.[4][5]
Flying Fish Point State SchoolFlying Fish PointCassowary Coast1899
Forsayth State SchoolForsaythEtheridge1895 Originally opened as Charleston State School, renamed Forsayth State School in 1920[6]
Freshwater State SchoolFreshwaterCairns1896 16.8802°S 145.7141°E / -16.8802; 145.7141 (Freshwater State School)10 Corkill Street.[7]
Georgetown State SchoolGeorgetownEtheridge1874
Goondi State SchoolGoondiCassowary Coast1898
Gordonvale State SchoolGordonvaleCairns1897
Hambledon State SchoolEdmontonCairns1887
Herberton State SchoolHerbertonTablelands1881 Relocated in 1994
Innisfail State SchoolInnisfailCassowary Coast1887 On 18 July 1887 the Geraldton Provisional State School was opened on a site which is now known as Memorial Park, Innisfail. On 1 August 1894 the Geraldton Provisional School became the Geraldton State School. The school was transferred to its present site in Emily Street. During 1913 the name of the school was changed to the Innisfail State School (No. 527); this was because the town itself had been renamed Innisfail.
Innisfail East State SchoolInnisfailCassowary Coast1936
Irvinebank State SchoolIrvinebankMareeba1886 Listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Isabella State SchoolEdmontonCairns2007
Julatten State SchoolJulattenMareeba 1923 Known as Bushy Creek State School until 1975.[3]
Kairi State SchoolKairiTablelands1911
Karumba State SchoolKarumbaCarpentaria1968 17.4829°S 140.8403°E / -17.4829; 140.8403 (Karumba State School)5 Yappar Street.[8]
Kennedy State SchoolKennedyCassowary Coast1927
Kowanyama State SchoolKowanyamaKowanyama1904 Has year levels P–10. Originally known as Trubanamen Mission School (Church of England) and then from 1916 as the Mitchell River State School. Circa 1975–1980 the school and community began to use the name Kowanyama.
Lakeland State SchoolLakelandCook1969
Laura State SchoolLauraCook1889
Lower Tully State SchoolLower TullyCassowary Coast1932
Machans Beach State SchoolMachans BeachCairns1952
Malanda State SchoolMalandaTablelands1913
Mareeba State SchoolMareebaMareeba1893
McDonnell Creek State SchoolFishery FallsCairns1913
Mena Creek State SchoolMena CreekCassowary Coast1920
Miallo State SchoolMialloDouglas1911 [3]
Millaa Millaa State SchoolMillaa MillaaTablelands1918
Mirriwinni State SchoolMirriwinniCairns1916 Historically spelled Miriwinni, but officially standardised as Mirriwinni in 2010[9]
Mission Beach State SchoolMission BeachCassowary Coast1953
Mornington Island State School Mornington Island Mornington 1975 K–10
Mossman State SchoolMossmanDouglas1898
Mount Garnet State SchoolMount GarnetTablelands1901
Mount Molloy State SchoolMount MolloyMareeba1906 [3]
Mount Surprise State SchoolMount SurpriseEtheridge1917
Mourilyan State SchoolMourilyanCassowary Coast1908
Mundoo State SchoolMundooCassowary Coast1895
Murray River Upper State SchoolMurray UpperCassowary Coast1904
Mutchilba State SchoolMutchilbaMareeba1939
Normanton State SchoolNormantonCarpentaria1882 17.6720°S 141.0790°E / -17.6720; 141.0790 (Normanton State School)P–10. At 6-12 Little Brown Street.[10]
Northern Peninsula Area College – BamagaBamagaNorthern Peninsula1964 Formerly Bamaga SS until Mar 2005
Northern Peninsula Area College – InjinooInjinooNorthern Peninsula2005
Parramatta State SchoolParramatta ParkCairns1927
Pormpuraaw State SchoolPormpuraawPormpuraaw1973
Port Douglas State SchoolPort DouglasDouglas1989 Previous school 1879–1962
Ravenshoe State SchoolRavenshoeTablelands1912
Rossville State SchoolRossvilleCook1988
Silkwood State SchoolSilkwoodCassowary Coast1916
South Johnstone State SchoolSouth JohnstoneCassowary Coast1916
Tagai State College – Badu Island CampusBadu IslandTorres Strait Island1905
Tagai State College – Dauan Island CampusDauan IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College - Erub Island CampusErub IslandTorres Strait Island1985 Darnley Island SS until 2005
Tagai State College - Horn Island CampusHorn IslandTorres1993
Tagai State College – Kubin CampusKubin (Moa Island)Torres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College — Mabuiag Island CampusMabuiag IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College – Malu Kiwai CampusBoigu IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College – Mer CampusMer IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College – Poruma CampusPoruma IslandTorres Strait Island1985 Coconut Island SS until 2005
Tagai State College – Saibai Island CampusSaibai IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College – St Pauls CampusSt Pauls (Moa Island)Torres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College – Stephen Island CampusUgar IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College – T. I. Primary CampusThursday IslandTorres1885
Tagai State College – Warraber Island CampusWarraber IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College — Yam Island CampusYam IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tagai State College – Yorke Island CampusYorke IslandTorres Strait Island1985
Tolga State SchoolTolgaTablelands1895
Trinity Beach State SchoolTrinity BeachCairns1979
Tully State SchoolTullyCassowary Coast1924
Walkamin State SchoolWalkaminTablelands1958
Western Cape College – MapoonMapoonMapoon1995 Mapoon SS until 2002
White Rock State SchoolWhite RockCairns1988
Whitfield State SchoolWhitfieldCairns1989
Wonga Beach State SchoolWonga BeachDouglas1939
Woree State SchoolWoreeCairns1980
Yarrabah State SchoolYarrabahYarrabah1892
Yorkeys Knob State SchoolYorkeys KnobCairns1957–1979 16.8096°S 145.7194°E / -16.8096; 145.7194 (Yorkeys Knob State School (former)) Originally located on the corner of Wattle Street and Cunningham Street.[11]
1980 16.8142°S 145.7227°E / -16.8142; 145.7227 (Yorkeys Knob State School) Relocated to 26–38 Clinton Street in 1980.[11]
Yungaburra State SchoolYungaburraTablelands1909

State high schools and colleges

Name Suburb LGA Opened Coordinates Notes
Atherton State High SchoolAthertonTablelands 1959 17.2600°S 145.4860°E / -17.2600; 145.4860 (Atherton State High School)7–12. Maunds Road.[12]
Babinda State SchoolBabindaCairns 1914-1969 17.34241°S 145.92151°E / -17.34241; 145.92151 (Babinda State School (1916-1969))P–12. Opened as a primary school in 1914 in temporary premises, in 1916 the school occupied its first permanent site at 24-34 Church Street. In 1963, added secondary schooling to Year 10 [13][14]
1969- 17.3459°S 145.9126°E / -17.3459; 145.9126 (Babinda State School) The school relocated to its present site in Boulders Road (south-west corner of Pollard Road) in 1969. In 1983, added secondary schooling to Year 12.[15][16]
Bentley Park CollegeEdmontonCairns P–12
Cairns School of Distance EducationManundaCairns P–12, distance education
Cairns State High SchoolCairns NorthCairns
Cape York AAA – AurukunAurukunAurukun Formerly Aurukun SS until 2002; part of Western Cape until 2012.
Cooktown State SchoolCooktownCook P–12
Gordonvale State High SchoolGordonvaleCairns
Herberton State School (Secondary Campus)HerbertonTablelands
Innisfail State CollegeInnisfailCassowary Coast P–12. Replaced Innisfail SHS
Kuranda District State CollegeKurandaMareeba P–12. Replaced Kuranda SHS & SS
Lockhart State SchoolLockhart RiverLockhart River 1924 12.7854°S 143.3441°E / -12.7854; 143.3441 (Lockhart State School)Early Childhood–12. At Puchewoo Street.[17]
Malanda State High SchoolMalandaTablelands
Mareeba State High SchoolMareebaMareeba
Mossman State High SchoolMossmanDouglas
Northern Peninsula Area State College – SeniorBamagaNorthern Peninsula
Ravenshoe State School (Secondary Campus)RavenshoeTablelands
Redlynch State CollegeRedlynchCairns Formerly Redlynch SS until 2007
Smithfield State High SchoolSmithfieldCairns
Tagai State College – T. I. Secondary CampusThursday IslandTorres Formerly Thursday Island SHS until 2007
Trinity Bay State High SchoolManundaCairns
Tully State High SchoolTullyCassowary Coast
Western Cape College – WeipaWeipaWeipa Formerly Weipa North SS until 2002
Woree State High SchoolWoreeCairns
Yarrabah State School (Secondary Campus)YarrabahYarrabah

Other state schools

This includes special schools (schools for disabled children) and schools for specific purposes. Additionally to these, special education programs and units are located at many larger primary and high schools.

Name Suburb LGA Opened Notes
Cairns School of Distance EducationManundaCairns1974Next to Trinity Bay State High School

Defunct state schools

Name Suburb LGA Opened Closed Coordinates Notes
Almaden State SchoolAlmadenMareeba19061997 17.3421°S 144.6789°E / -17.3421; 144.6789 (Almaden State School (former))Located at 22 Almaden Second Street.[18][19]
Bamford State SchoolBamford, near PetfordMareeba19051935
Barrine State SchoolBarrineTablelands19091958 Formerly Boar Pocket SS until 1911
Beatrice River State SchoolBeatriceTablelands19211946 17.54276°S 145.60641°E / -17.54276; 145.60641 (Beatrice River State School (former))At 73 Pheasant Road.[20][21]
Boogan State SchoolBooganCassowary Coast19291979
Boonmoo State Schoolnear DimbulahMareeba19101912
Brook's Road State SchoolMungalliTablelandsc.19271958 17.5359°S 145.6725°E / -17.5359; 145.6725 (Brook's Road State School (former)) Located at 12 Campbell Road (corner of Brooks Road).[22]
Cairns Central Girls' SchoolCairns CityCairns19141943 Merged into Cairns Central SS
Cairns Central State SchoolCairns CityCairns18781994 16.9192°S 145.7743°E / -16.9192; 145.7743 (Cairns Central State School (former))The school was on the block surrounded by Abbott Street, Alpin Street, Lake Street and Florence Street.[23][24] The Cairns Special School shared the site.
Cairns North State SchoolCairns NorthCairns19172004 16.9021°S 145.7562°E / -16.9021; 145.7562 (Cairns North State School (former))Located at 381 Sheridan Street.[25][24]
Cairns Road State SchoolEdmontonCairns19211963
Cairns Special SchoolCairns CityCairns19581990 16.9192°S 145.7744°E / -16.9192; 145.7744 (Cairns Special School (former))The school was on the same site as the Cairns Central State School, the block surrounded by Abbott Street, Alpin Street, Lake Street and Florence Street.[23][24]
Calcifer State SchoolCalcifer, near ChillagoeMareebac.1898c.1908
Cardross State SchoolCardross, near ChillagoeMareebac.1914c.1920
Cardstone State SchoolCardstoneCassowary Coast19591990
Carrington State SchoolCarringtonTablelands18911937
Cassowary State SchoolCassowaryDouglas19131967 16.4881°S 145.3906°E / -16.4881; 145.3906 (Cassowary State School (former))Located on Captain Cook Highway, now just across the locality boundary in neighbouring Shannonvale.[26][3]
Castleton State Schoolvia Forsayth Etheridge18941900
Charleston State SchoolForsayth Etheridge18951920 Renamed Forsayth State School in 1920
Chilverton State Schoolvia RavenshoeTablelands19161956
Clohesy River State Schoolnear KurandaMareeba19331939
Coolgarra State SchoolMount GarnetTablelands19011934 It opened as Coolgarra Provisional School in 1901, probably in connection with the Coolgarra mine. It became Coolgarra State School on 1 January 1909. In 1916, it was temporarily reduced to a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Lower Nettles Provisional School. However, the closure of Lower Nettles Provisional School later in 1916, allowed Coolgarra to be restored as a full-time state school. It closed in 1934.[6]
Coorumba State SchoolCoorumbaCassowary Coast19241979
Cowley Lower State SchoolLower CowleyCassowary Coast19371956
Craiglie State School Craiglie Douglas 1888 1928 [27][28][29][30]
Croydon King State Schoolnear CroydonCroydon18951921
Cumberland State SchoolCumberland Etheridge18911915 [6]
Daradgee State SchoolDaradgeeCassowary Coast19111984
Donnyville State Schoolvia Georgetown Etheridge18981916
Dry River Junction State Schoolnear HerbertonTablelandsc.19111918 [31][32]
East Barron State SchoolEast BarronTablelands19151964
Ebagoolah State SchoolEbagoolahCook19051914 It opened as Ebagoolah Provisional School in 1905, becoming Ebagoolah State School on 1 Jan 1909. It closed in 1914.[6]
Einasleigh State SchoolEinasleighEtheridge19011955 18.5101°S 144.0932°E / -18.5101; 144.0932 (Einasleigh State School (former))Located at 5-7 First Street.[33]
Ellinjaa Road State SchoolEllinjaaTablelands19191949
Emuford State Schoolvia Petford Mareeba19101921-1923
Eubenangee State SchoolEubenangeeCassowary Coast19211971 The locality of Eubenangee is predominantly in the Cairns Region but the town (the most likely location for this former school) is in Cassowary Coast Region.
Euluma Creek State SchoolEuluma Creek (now Julatten)Mareeba19301951
Euramo State SchoolEuramoCassowary Coast19271974 approx 18.0101°S 145.9346°E / -18.0101; 145.9346 (Euramo State School (former))The school building was relocated from the closed Japoon West State School in Japoonvale. Located in Euramo on the Bruce Highway.[34]
Evelyn Scrub State SchoolEvelynTablelands18951946 [6]
Evlinton State Schoolnear RavenswoodCharters Towers18851921 Opened in 1885 as Sandy Creek Provisional School. Changed name in 1886 and became a State School in 1909.
Fossilbrook State SchoolFossilbrookMareeba19081926 It opened as Fossilbrook Provisional School in 1908. On 1 Jan 1909 it became Fossilbrook State School. There was one temporary closure. It permanently closed due to low attendances in 1926.[6]
Gadgarra State SchoolGadgarra (now within Lake Barrine)Tablelands19281958 17.27156°S 145.65093°E / -17.27156; 145.65093 (Gadgarra State School (former))At 211 Gadgarra Road, now within the locality boundaries of neighbouring Lake Barrine.[35][36]
Geraldton Road State School Ravenshoe (now in Evelyn) Tablelands 1916 1960 17.50658°S 145.50540°E / -17.50658; 145.50540 (Geraldton Road State School (former)) Geraldton Road State School opened in 1916 via Ravenshoe. It closed in 1960.[37] It was at 45 Geraldton Road (now within the boundaries of neighbouring Evelyn).[38][39]
Gilbert River State School Gilbert River Etheridge 1899 1961
Gilmore State Schoolvia Chillagoe Mareeba 1909[40] 1913[41] The school was probably serving the families working at the Gilmore Mine via Chillagoe. It may initially have been known as Gilmore Siding Provisional School.[42] In 1915 the building was relocated to Mount Mulligan.[43]
Girofla State SchoolMungana, near ChillagoeMareeba18981946 Later became known as Mungana State School.
Glen Allyn State SchoolGlen AllynTablelands19201965
Golden Gate State SchoolGolden GateCroydon 18961921 Golden Gate was a mining township near Croydon.
Goode Island State SchoolGoods IslandTorres Strait19031912
Granadilla State School Granadilla Cassowary Coast 1937 1941 17.8580°S 146.0285°E / -17.8580; 146.0285 (Granadilla State School (former)) Located on the southern corner of Granadilla Road and Banfield Road[44][45]
Grass Tree Provisional Schoolvia CooktownCook 19101911 Grass Tree Provisional School operated briefly as a half-time school in conjunction with Shipton's Flat Provisional School. No to be confused with a similarly named school near Mackay.[6]
Gregory Educational Facility Gregory Burke ? 2012
Hale's Siding State SchoolIrvinebankMareeba19151922
Herberton Range State SchoolHerberton areaTablelands19091910
Holloways Beach State SchoolHolloways BeachCairns19551966
Horse Shoe Bend State School Ravenshoe Tablelands 1917 1952 17.59882°S 145.54150°E / -17.59882; 145.54150 (Horse Shoe Bend State School (former)) Horse Shoe Bend State School (sometimes written as Horseshoe Bend State School) opened in 1917 under head teacher Mary Ellen Duffy. It closed in 1925 due to low student numbers. The school reopened in 1929 and closed on 1 August 1952.[37][46] It was at 182 Glendinning Road.[47][48]
Innisfail Inclusive Education CentreInnisfailCassowary Coast19802009 Merged into Innisfail State College
Innisfail State High SchoolMighell, InnisfailCassowary Coast19552009 17.5367°S 146.0280°E / -17.5367; 146.0280 (Innisfail State High School (former))Merged into Innisfail State College. Located at 2 Stitt Street, Mighell in Innisfail.[49][50][51] Innisfail State High School's website was archived.[52]
Iyah State SchoolIyah (now Fredericksfield)Cassowary Coast19201963
Innot Hot Springs State SchoolInnot Hot SpringsTablelands19401957 approx 17.6659°S 145.2386°E / -17.6659; 145.2386 (Innot Hot Springs State School former))Located at approx 16018 Kennedy Highway.[53][54][24]
Jaggan State SchoolJagganTablelands19181965
Jessica Point (Napranum) State SchoolNapranumNapranum18982005 Originally opened in 1898 as Weipa Mission School run by the Presbyterian church but was staffed by the Queensland Government not long after. It changed name to Weipa South State School in 1966 and then again to Jessica Point State School in 1976. The name changed again in 2002 to become Napranum Campus of Western Cape College. The school closed in 2005.
Junction Creek State SchoolBellenden Ker Cairns18981902 The present Bellenden Ker State School opened in 1922.[6]
Kaban State SchoolKabanTablelands19141965?
Kidston State SchoolKidstonEtheridge19111954
Killaloe State School Killaloe (but now in Craigslie) Douglas 1928 1935 approx 16.51096°S 145.44257°E / -16.51096; 145.44257 (Killaloe State School (former)) The school was on the northern corner of the Captain Cook Highway and Mcclellan Road in present-day Craiglie.[55]
Kingsborough State SchoolKingsboroughMareeba18821924 [6]
Koah State SchoolKoah Mareeba19331938? [56][57] No mentions of this school in the Trove newspapers after 1938
Koombooloomba State SchoolKoombooloombaTablelands19531963
Koorboora State SchoolKoorboora (now Petford)Mareebac.1901c.1936
Kulara State SchoolKulara (now Yungaburra)Tablelands19121958
Kuranda Senior High SchoolKurandaMareeba19982007 Merged into Kuranda District State College
Kuranda District State SchoolKurandaMareeba18922007 16.8218°S 145.6396°E / -16.8218; 145.6396 (Kuranda District State School (former))Opened in 1892 as Kuranda State School, renamed in 2002 Kuranda. Located at 14-22 Arara Street.[58] In 2007, it was amalgated with Kuranda District State High School to create Kuranda District State College. Kuranda District State School's website was archived.[59]
Kureen State SchoolKureenTablelands19121958
Lake Barrine State SchoolLake BarrineTablelands19221949 17.24382°S 145.64108°E / -17.24382; 145.64108 (Lake Barrine State School (former))At 3426 Gillies Range Road.[60][61]
Lancelot State Schoolin north-western Silver ValleyTablelands19051935 Lancelot is in north-western Silver Valley.[24]
Lappa Lappa State SchoolLappa Lappa, near PetfordMareeba19001902 [62]
Lever Estate State SchoolWalter Lever EstateCassowary Coast19361967
Limestone State SchoolGroganvilleMareeba 18901905 Groganville was formerly known as Limestone.[63]
Little Mulgrave State SchoolLittle MulgraveCairns19261964
Lorraine State SchoolLorraine Station in StokesCarpentaria19811995
Lower Nettles Provisional SchoolInnot Hot SpringsTablelands19111916 Lower Nettles opened as a provisional school in about July 1911.[64] In July 1916, it became a half time school in conjunction with Coolgarra State School. However, later in 1916, Lower Nettles was closed and Coolgarra reverted to full-time status.
Maytown State SchoolMaytown, Palmer river areaCook 18761936
McIvor River Provisional School[65]via Hope ValeCook 1960early 1961
Merragallan State SchoolMerragallan (now Jaggan)Tablelands19131935
Middlebrook Road State SchoolMungalliTablelands19351946
Minbun State SchoolMinbunTablelands19221974
Montalbion State SchoolMontalbion (now in Irvinebank)Tablelands18881906 Montalbion is a former mining town at 17.4006°S 145.1504°E / -17.4006; 145.1504 (Montalbion (town)).[24]
Moresby State School Moresby Cassowary Coast 1915 2014 17.63466°S 146.02829°E / -17.63466; 146.02829 (Moresby State School (former)) Located at 2-20 Moresby Road.[66] The school's website was archived.[67]
Mount Amos State SchoolMount Amos (now Rossville)Cook 19181919
Mount Aunt State SchoolMount Aunt (now in Chewko)Mareeba19401958
Mount Carbine State SchoolMount CarbineMareeba19081957 approx 16.5302°S 145.1321°E / -16.5302; 145.1321 (Mpunt Carbine State School (former))Located on the western side of Pump Road.[68][3]
Mount Jackson State Schoolvia Georgetown Etheridge19181922
Mount Mulligan State SchoolMount MulliganMareeba19151958 The school building was relocated from the closed Gilmore State School in 1915.[43]
Mowbray River State SchoolMowbrayDouglas19251961 [3]
Muldiva State SchoolMuldiva, near ChillagoeMareebac.1892c.1894
Mungana State SchoolMungana, near ChillagoeMareeba18981946 Originally known as Girofla State School.
Northcote State Schoolvia DimbulahMareeba 1883c.1910
North Johnstone State SchoolNorth JohnstoneTablelands19141971
Nymbool State SchoolMount GarnetTablelands1904c.1937
O.K. State SchoolOk mining settlement (now in Chillagoe)Mareeba19041910 [69]
Palmerston East State School East Palmerston Cassowary Coast 1938 2012 17.6033°S 145.8467°E / -17.6033; 145.8467 (East Palmerston State School (former)) Sometimes known as East Palmerston State School. It was located at 2068 Palmerston Highway East.[70] The school's website was archived.[71]
Peeramon State SchoolPeeramonTablelands19111959 Originally known as Lake Eacham State School.
Percyville State Schoolvia Kidston Etheridgec.19101921?
Petford State SchoolPetfordMareeba19351995 17.3407°S 144.9299°E / -17.3407; 144.9299 (Petford State School (former))Located at 21 Bamford Road.[72]
Port Douglas State SchoolPort DouglasDouglas18791962
Redcap State SchoolRedcap, near ChillagoeMareeba1905c.1908
Riversdale State SchoolEuramoCassowary Coast19531968 17.9956°S 145.8602°E / -17.9956; 145.8602 (Riversdale State School (former))Riversdale is now in Euramo.[73] Located at approx 917 Davidson Road.[74]
Rocky Bluffs State Schoolnear IrvinebankMareeba19041910
Rocky Point State School Rocky Point Douglas 1939 1999 16.3874°S 145.4176°E / -16.3874; 145.4176 (Rocky Point State School (former)) Located at 14 Rocky Point School Road.[75][76][3] In 1999, the school was replaced by the Wonga Beach State School.[77]
Shiptons Flat State School via Cooktown Cook 1910 1921
Silky Oak Creek State SchoolSilky OakCassowary Coast19401974
Smithfield State SchoolSmithfieldCairns18991964
Stannary Hills State SchoolStannary Hills (now in Irvinebank)Tablelands1904circa 1931 Stannary Hills is at 17.3169°S 145.2173°E / -17.3169; 145.2173 (Stannary Hills (town)).[24]
Strathmore State SchoolStrathmoreMareeba/Etheridge19161932
Stratvell State SchoolJapoonvaleCassowary Coast19162002 17.7239°S 145.9221°E / -17.7239; 145.9221 (Stratvell State School (former))Located at 34 Stratvell Road.[78]
Sunnymount State SchoolPetfordMareeba19131924
Tableland State School19041919 There was a Tableland State School in Tablelands, Gladstone Region.[6]
Tabletop State Schoolnear CroydonCroydoncirca 18881910 Opened as Tabletop Provisional School circa 1888, becoming Tabletop State School on 1 Jan 1909, then closing in 1910.[6] Is different to Table Top State School on the Darling Downs.
Tarzali State SchoolTarzaliTablelands19141967
Tate Tin Mines State Schoolnear AlmadenMareeba18941940 Provisional school until 1909. Closed in 1924 then opened again in 1930 before closing permanently in 1940.
Tinaroo Falls State SchoolTinarooTablelands19541959
Thornborough State SchoolThornboroughMareeba18781932
Topaz State SchoolTopazTablelands19321960
Trevethan Creek State School via Cooktown Cook 1915 1919
True Blue State Schoolnear CroydonCroydon18931913 Needs further research as there is some evidence at Qld State Archives that this school was open between 1975 and 1977.
Tully Falls State Schoolvia RavenshoeTablelands19531955
Tumoulin State SchoolTumoulinTablelands19121960
Upper Barron State SchoolUpper BarronTablelands19112008 17.3827°S 145.5145°E / -17.3827; 145.5145 (Upper Barron State School (former))Located at 9570 Kennedy Highway.[79][80] The school's website was archived.[81]
Vine Creek State School Ravenshoe Tablelands 1936 1945 17.6658°S 145.50770°E / -17.6658; 145.50770 (Vine Creek State School (former)) Located at 620 Tully Falls Road.[82][24]
Wai-Ben State SchoolThursday Island, Torres StraitTorres 1940c1963 Originally known as Thursday Island State School for Coloured Children. Renamed in 1954.
Watsonville State SchoolWatsonvilleMareeba1882c.1943 17.3790°S 145.3148°E / -17.3790; 145.3148 (Watsonville State School (former))Located on the block surrounded by Ann, Mary, Ethel and Edith Streets.[83][84][85][24]
Wattleglen State Schoolnear CraiglieDouglas18741948 This school opened and closed many times and changed name each time. It originally opened in 1874 as Goganjo State School, closed in 1878, then reopened in 1882 as Warralie State School for three years. It opened again in 1888 as Craiglie State School, closing again in 1928 before opening again under the final name in 1939.
Wolfram State SchoolWolfram, near ChillagoeMareeba19051940
Wondecla State SchoolWondeclaTablelands18831958
Woodville State Schoolvia Dimbulah, Hodgkinson River areaMareeba1893c.1933 There was also a Woodville State School near Yaamba, Shire of Livingstone.[6]
Woopen Creek State SchoolWoopen CreekCairns19521967
Wright's Creek State SchoolWrights CreekCairns18941953
Yandina Creek State Schoolnear CroydonCroydon19181964 Originally known as Golden Valley State School, then in 1914 changed name to Valdora State School before becoming Yandina Creek in 1948. Note this is different to another school elsewhere in Queensland called Yandina Creek State School which operated between 1914–1920 and 1932–1941.
Yarraden State SchoolYarradenCook Jan 1907Dec 1907
Zillmanton State SchoolZillmanton, near ChillagoeMareeba1909c.1914

Private schools

Catholic schools

Catholic schools in the Cairns region are administered by Catholic Education Office, Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns, and supported by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, which is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.

Name Suburb LGA M/F/Co-ed Years Opened Notes
Good Counsel CollegeInnisfailCassowary CoastCo-ed7-121975
Good Counsel Primary SchoolInnisfailCassowary CoastCo-edP-61975
Holy Cross Primary SchoolTrinity ParkCairnsCo-edP-61987
Holy Spirit CollegeCooktownCookCo-ed2015Alternative, for disengaged young people
Holy Spirit CollegeManoora and EdmontonCairnsCo-ed2015Alternative, for disengaged young people
Mackillop Catholic CollegeMount PeterCairnsCo-edP-122016
Mother of Good Counsel SchoolCairns NorthCairnsCo-edP-61936
Mount St Bernard CollegeHerbertonTablelandsCo-ed7-121921
Newman Catholic CollegeSmithfieldCairnsCo-ed7-122022
Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolEarlvilleCairnsCo-edP-61964
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart SchoolThursday Island and Hammond IslandTorresCo-edP-61886
St Andrews Catholic CollegeRedlynchCairnsCo-edP-122001
St Anthony's Primary SchoolDimbulahMareebaCo-edP-61966
St Augustine's CollegeParramatta ParkCairnsM7-121930
St Augustine's SchoolMossmanDouglasCo-edP-61934
St Clare's SchoolTullyCassowary CoastCo-edP-61928
St Francis Xavier's SchoolManundaCairnsCo-edP-61967
St Gerard Majella SchoolWoreeCairnsCo-edP-61988
St John's Catholic SchoolSilkwoodCassowary CoastCo-edP-61948
St Joseph's SchoolAthertonTablelandsCo-edP-61923
St Joseph's SchoolParramatta ParkCairnsCo-edP-61927
St Joseph's SchoolWeipaWeipaCo-edP-62016
St Mary's CollegeWoreeCairnsCo-ed7-121986
St Michael's SchoolGordonvaleCairnsCo-edP-61923
St Monica's Catholic CollegeCairns CityCairnsF7-121890
St Rita's SchoolBabindaCairnsCo-edP-61926
St Rita's SchoolSouth JohnstoneCassowary CoastCo-edP-61932
St Stephen's Catholic CollegeMareebaMareebaCo-ed7-122006
St Teresa's Primary SchoolRavenshoeTablelandsCo-edP-61950
St Therese's SchoolEdmontonCairnsCo-edP-61929
St Thomas's SchoolMareebaMareebaCo-edP-61909

Independent schools

Name Suburb LGA M/F/Co-ed Years Category Opened Notes
Autism Queensland Education & Therapy CentreEdmontonCairnsCo-edIndependent Special School, Operated by Autism Queensland
Cairns Adventist CollegeGordonvaleCairnsCo-edP-6Adventist1950
Cairns Hinterland Steiner SchoolKurandaMareebaCo-edP-12 Steiner2002 Formerly Candlenut Steiner School, formerly Cairns Steiner School.
Darlingia Forest SchoolInnisfailCassowary CoastCo-edP-6Democratic2021
Djarragun CollegeGordonvaleCairnsCo-edP-12Anglican2001 Formerly Emmanuel College, Manunda.
Djarragun CollegePort DouglasDouglasCo-edP-12Anglican2008 Formerly Wangetti Education Centre.
Endeavour Christian CollegeCooktownCookCo-edP-12Christian2012
Freshwater Christian CollegeBrinsmeadCairnsCo-edP-12Christian1983
Gulf Christian CollegeNormantonCarpentariaCo-edP-9Christian1990 17.6709°S 141.0798°E / -17.6709; 141.0798 (Gulf Christian College) At 24-30 Brown Street.[86]
Jubilee Christian CollegeAthertonTablelandsCo-edP-12Christian1984 Formerly Tableland Christian College until 1998
Kluthuthu Christian CollegeNapranumNapranumCo-edP-6Christian2023
Mastery Schools AustraliaCairns CityCairnsCo-ed4-10Alternative2021
Peace Lutheran CollegeKamerungaCairnsCo-edP-12Lutheran1994
Radiant Life CollegeEast InnisfailCassowary CoastCo-edP-9Christian1982
Silver Lining SchoolMoorooboolCairnsCo-edAboriginal
The BUSY SchoolCairns CityCairnsCo-ed11-12Alternative
The Rainforest SchoolMaria CreeksCassowary CoastCo-edP-6Independent2019
Trinity Anglican SchoolWhite Rock and Kewarra BeachCairnsCo-edP-12Anglican1983 TAS White Rock - Kindergarten to Year 12. TAS Kewarra Beach - Kindergarten to Year 6. Co-educational. Weekly & long term short homestay available.

Defunct private schools

Name Suburb LGA Category Opened Closed Notes
Emmanuel CollegeManundaCairnsAnglican19862001Became Djarragun College[87]
Sacred Heart Girls SchoolInnisfailCassowary CoastCatholic19031975Merged into Good Counsel College
St Barnabas' Anglican SchoolRavenshoeTablelandsAnglican19531990Campus acquired by Ravenshoe SS
St Mary’s SchoolHerbertonTablelandsAnglican19181965
Wangetti Education CentrePort DouglasDouglasAnglican19832008Became campus of Djarragun College

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