Cairns School of Distance Education is a government combined school in Manunda, Queensland, with 3,692 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 57.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Cairns School of Distance Education is listed as Government and Combined, with a reported year range of Prep-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 3,692 total enrolments, including 2,080 girls and 1,612 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 1,024, with percentile 57 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 56.3% girls and 43.7% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 22.6:1, based on 163.3 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Manunda, Queensland, within Cairns.
Profile signals
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Cairns School of Distance Education is listed as a government combined school in Manunda, Queensland. The profile reports 3,692 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 1,024, and a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1 where available. The reported year range is Prep-12, and the campus sits within Cairns local government area.
Enrolment
3,692
reported total enrolments
2,080 girls
1,612 boys
Cairns School of Distance Education reports 3,692 total enrolments, including 2,080 girls and 1,612 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 56.3% girls and 43.7% boys.
Socio-educational
57
percentile where available
ICSEA
1,024
Cairns School of Distance Education sits at the 57 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
23%
Lower-middle
31%
Upper-middle
26%
Top
20%
The socio-educational distribution lists 23% in the bottom quarter, 31% in the lower-middle quarter, 26% in the upper-middle quarter, and 20% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
172
FTE teaching
163.3
Non-teaching
60
Student-teacher
22.6:1
The profile reports 172 teaching staff and 60 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
Location
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Governance
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Community
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Nearby
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FAQ
Cairns School of Distance Education has 3,692 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 2,080 girls and 1,612 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Cairns School of Distance Education is listed as a Government school with school type Combined. The reported year range is Prep-12.
Cairns School of Distance Education is located in Manunda, QLD 4870. The local government area is Cairns.
The ICSEA value for Cairns School of Distance Education is 1,024 and the ICSEA percentile is 57. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Cairns School of Distance Education is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 56.3% girls and 43.7% 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.
