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Cairns School of Distance EducationTrinity Bay State High SchoolThe BUSY SchoolCairns West State School

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MeasureCairns School of Distance Education
Manunda QLD
Trinity Bay State High School
Manunda QLD
The BUSY School
Cairns QLD
Cairns West State School
Manunda QLD
Success Index
55
Top 50%
26
Lower 50%
41
Lower 50%
23
Lower 50%
State rank (type)#106 of 275#227 of 269#146 of 269#720 of 804
National rank (type)#556 of 1,259#1290 of 1,472#923 of 1,472#4652 of 4,908
SectorGovernmentGovernmentIndependentGovernment
TypeCombinedSecondarySecondaryPrimary
Year rangePrep-127-1211-12Prep-6
Students3,6921,7841,780481
Girls / boys2,080 / 1,612795 / 989926 / 854229 / 252
Foundation intake14––61
Year 7 cohort168262––
Year 12 cohort371268800–
VCE median study score
VCAA, latest year
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VCE study scores 40+––––
5-year enrolment growth+17%0%+3323%-29%
ICSEA
Average 1000
1024908975784
ICSEA percentile57th12th36th2th
Top SEA quarter20%7%11%1%
Bottom SEA quarter23%47%36%78%
Students per teacher10.612.420.911.5
Teaching staff (FTE)163.3143.585.141.8
Non-teaching staff (FTE)49.475.0127.127.7
Language background other than English14%54%0%70%
Indigenous students17%34%14%59%
SuburbManunda 4870Manunda 4870Cairns 4870Manunda 4870
Council areaCairnsCairnsCairnsCairns
RemotenessOuter RegionalOuter RegionalOuter RegionalOuter Regional
Websitecairnssde.eq.edu.autrinitybayshs.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.