Cairns West State School is a government primary school in Manunda, Queensland, with 481 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 2.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Cairns West State School is listed as Government and Primary, with a reported year range of Prep-6.
Enrolment size
The school reports 481 total enrolments, including 229 girls and 252 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 784, with percentile 2 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 47.6% girls and 52.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1, based on 41.8 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Manunda, Queensland, within Cairns.
Profile signals
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Cairns West State School is listed as a government primary school in Manunda, Queensland. The profile reports 481 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 784, and a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 where available. The reported year range is Prep-6, and the campus sits within Cairns local government area.
Enrolment
481
reported total enrolments
229 girls
252 boys
Cairns West State School reports 481 total enrolments, including 229 girls and 252 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 47.6% girls and 52.4% boys.
Socio-educational
2
percentile where available
ICSEA
784
Cairns West State School sits at the 2 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
78%
Lower-middle
14%
Upper-middle
6%
Top
1%
The socio-educational distribution lists 78% in the bottom quarter, 14% in the lower-middle quarter, 6% in the upper-middle quarter, and 1% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
45
FTE teaching
41.8
Non-teaching
40
Student-teacher
11.5:1
The profile reports 45 teaching staff and 40 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
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 West State School has 481 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 229 girls and 252 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Cairns West State School is listed as a Government school with school type Primary. The reported year range is Prep-6.
Cairns West State School is located in Manunda, QLD 4870. The local government area is Cairns.
The ICSEA value for Cairns West State School is 784 and the ICSEA percentile is 2. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Cairns West State School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 47.6% girls and 52.4% 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.
