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Freshwater State SchoolWhitfield State School
MeasureFreshwater State School
Freshwater QLD
Whitfield State School
Whitfield QLD
Success Index
63
Top 50%
40
Lower 50%
State rank (type)#174 of 804#473 of 804
National rank (type)#1696 of 4,908#3432 of 4,908
SectorGovernmentGovernment
TypePrimaryPrimary
Year rangePrep-6Prep-6
Students594774
Girls / boys278 / 316393 / 381
Foundation intake66109
Year 7 cohort––
Year 12 cohort––
VCE median study score
VCAA, latest year
––
VCE study scores 40+––
5-year enrolment growth-14%-3%
ICSEA
Average 1000
1064974
ICSEA percentile73th35th
Top SEA quarter30%14%
Bottom SEA quarter10%30%
Students per teacher14.815.8
Teaching staff (FTE)40.149.0
Non-teaching staff (FTE)17.427.8
Language background other than English21%32%
Indigenous students6%23%
SuburbFreshwater 4870Whitfield 4870
Council areaCairnsCairns
RemotenessOuter RegionalOuter Regional
Websitefreshwaterss.eq.edu.auwhitfieldss.eq.edu.au

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Success Index is our 0–100 score from ACARA data (see the methodology). ICSEA describes the socio-educational advantage of the school community; 1000 is the national average and most schools fall between 900 and 1100. SEA quarters show what share of students come from the most and least advantaged quarter of Australian families. Students per teacher divides full-time-equivalent students by full-time-equivalent teachers; it is not class size.