Freshwater State School is a government primary school in Freshwater, Queensland, with 594 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 73.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Freshwater State School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of Prep-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 594 total enrolments, including 278 girls and 316 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,064, with percentile 73 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 46.8% girls and 53.2% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1, based on 40.1 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Freshwater, Queensland, within Cairns.
Profile signals
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Freshwater State School is listed as a government primary school in Freshwater, Queensland. The profile reports 594 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,064, and a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 where available. The reported year range is Prep-6, and the campus sits within Cairns local government area.
Enrolment
594
reported total enrolments
278 girls
316 boys
Freshwater State School reports 594 total enrolments, including 278 girls and 316 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 46.8% girls and 53.2% boys.
Socio-educational
73
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,064
Freshwater State School sits at the 73 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
10%
Lower-middle
27%
Upper-middle
32%
Top
30%
The socio-educational distribution lists 10% in the bottom quarter, 27% in the lower-middle quarter, 32% in the upper-middle quarter, and 30% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
46
FTE teaching
40.1
Non-teaching
24
Student-teacher
14.8:1
The profile reports 46 teaching staff and 24 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
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.
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FAQ
Freshwater State School has 594 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 278 girls and 316 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Freshwater State School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is Prep-6.
Freshwater State School is located in Freshwater, QLD 4870. The local government area is Cairns.
The ICSEA value for Freshwater State School is 1,064 and the ICSEA percentile is 73. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Freshwater State School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 46.8% girls and 53.2% 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.
