Cairns State High School is a government secondary school in Cairns North, Queensland, with 1,636 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 56.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Cairns State High School is listed as Government and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 1,636 total enrolments, including 846 girls and 790 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,019, with percentile 56 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 51.7% girls and 48.3% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1, based on 124.1 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Cairns North, Queensland, within Cairns.
Profile signals
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Cairns State High School is listed as a government secondary school in Cairns North, Queensland. The profile reports 1,636 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,019, and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Cairns local government area.
Enrolment
1,636
reported total enrolments
846 girls
790 boys
Cairns State High School reports 1,636 total enrolments, including 846 girls and 790 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 51.7% girls and 48.3% boys.
Socio-educational
56
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,019
Cairns State High School sits at the 56 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
19%
Lower-middle
30%
Upper-middle
31%
Top
21%
The socio-educational distribution lists 19% in the bottom quarter, 30% in the lower-middle quarter, 31% in the upper-middle quarter, and 21% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
134
FTE teaching
124.1
Non-teaching
58
Student-teacher
13.2:1
The profile reports 134 teaching staff and 58 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
Nearby
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FAQ
Cairns State High School has 1,636 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 846 girls and 790 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Cairns State High School is listed as a Government school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
Cairns State High School is located in Cairns North, QLD 4870. The local government area is Cairns.
The ICSEA value for Cairns State High School is 1,019 and the ICSEA percentile is 56. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Cairns State High School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 51.7% girls and 48.3% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
