Tara Shire State College is a government combined school in Tara, Queensland, with 353 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 4.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Tara Shire State College is listed as Government and Combined, with a reported year range of Prep-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 353 total enrolments, including 179 girls and 174 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 842, with percentile 4 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 50.7% girls and 49.3% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 9.6:1, based on 36.9 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in Tara, Queensland, within Western Downs.
Profile signals
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Tara Shire State College is listed as a government combined school in Tara, Queensland. The profile reports 353 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 842, and a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 where available. The reported year range is Prep-12, and the campus sits within Western Downs local government area.
Enrolment
353
reported total enrolments
179 girls
174 boys
Tara Shire State College reports 353 total enrolments, including 179 girls and 174 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 50.7% girls and 49.3% boys.
Socio-educational
4
percentile where available
ICSEA
842
Tara Shire State College sits at the 4 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
76%
Lower-middle
18%
Upper-middle
5%
Top
1%
The socio-educational distribution lists 76% in the bottom quarter, 18% in the lower-middle quarter, 5% in the upper-middle quarter, and 1% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
39
FTE teaching
36.9
Non-teaching
32
Student-teacher
9.6:1
The profile reports 39 teaching staff and 32 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
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
Tara Shire State College has 353 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 179 girls and 174 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Tara Shire State College is listed as a Government school with school type Combined. The reported year range is Prep-12.
Tara Shire State College is located in Tara, QLD 4421. The local government area is Western Downs.
The ICSEA value for Tara Shire State College is 842 and the ICSEA percentile is 4. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Tara Shire State College is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 50.7% girls and 49.3% 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.
