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Trinity Bay State High SchoolCairns School of Distance EducationThe BUSY SchoolCairns West State School

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MeasureTrinity Bay State High School
Manunda QLD
Cairns School of Distance Education
Manunda QLD
The BUSY School
Cairns QLD
Cairns West State School
Manunda QLD
Success Index
26
Lower 50%
55
Top 50%
41
Lower 50%
23
Lower 50%
State rank (type)#227 of 269#106 of 275#146 of 269#720 of 804
National rank (type)#1290 of 1,472#556 of 1,259#923 of 1,472#4652 of 4,908
SectorGovernmentGovernmentIndependentGovernment
TypeSecondaryCombinedSecondaryPrimary
Year range7-12Prep-1211-12Prep-6
Students1,7843,6921,780481
Girls / boys795 / 9892,080 / 1,612926 / 854229 / 252
Foundation intake–14–61
Year 7 cohort262168––
Year 12 cohort268371800–
VCE median study score
VCAA, latest year
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VCE study scores 40+––––
5-year enrolment growth0%+17%+3323%-29%
ICSEA
Average 1000
9081024975784
ICSEA percentile12th57th36th2th
Top SEA quarter7%20%11%1%
Bottom SEA quarter47%23%36%78%
Students per teacher12.410.620.911.5
Teaching staff (FTE)143.5163.385.141.8
Non-teaching staff (FTE)75.049.4127.127.7
Language background other than English54%14%0%70%
Indigenous students34%17%14%59%
SuburbManunda 4870Manunda 4870Cairns 4870Manunda 4870
Council areaCairnsCairnsCairnsCairns
RemotenessOuter RegionalOuter RegionalOuter RegionalOuter Regional
Websitetrinitybayshs.eq.edu.aucairnssde.eq.edu.aubusyschools.qld.edu.au/cairnswestss.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.