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Mother of Good Counsel SchoolEdge Hill State SchoolCairns State High SchoolThe BUSY School

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MeasureMother of Good Counsel School
Cairns North QLD
Edge Hill State School
Edge Hill QLD
Cairns State High School
Cairns North QLD
The BUSY School
Cairns QLD
Success Index
70
Top 25%
46
Lower 50%
51
Top 50%
41
Lower 50%
State rank (type)#97 of 804#384 of 804#106 of 269#146 of 269
National rank (type)#998 of 4,908#2983 of 4,908#718 of 1,472#923 of 1,472
SectorCatholicGovernmentGovernmentIndependent
TypePrimaryPrimarySecondarySecondary
Year rangePrep-6Prep-67-1211-12
Students3548641,6361,780
Girls / boys209 / 145442 / 422846 / 790926 / 854
Foundation intake51105––
Year 7 cohort––283–
Year 12 cohort––234800
VCE median study score
VCAA, latest year
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VCE study scores 40+––––
5-year enrolment growth-2%-24%-2%+3323%
ICSEA
Average 1000
109110161019975
ICSEA percentile82th54th56th36th
Top SEA quarter37%23%21%11%
Bottom SEA quarter3%19%19%36%
Students per teacher16.115.713.220.9
Teaching staff (FTE)22.054.9124.185.1
Non-teaching staff (FTE)10.928.150.3127.1
Language background other than English13%43%42%0%
Indigenous students3%19%14%14%
SuburbCairns North 4870Edge Hill 4870Cairns North 4870Cairns 4870
Council areaCairnsCairnsCairnsCairns
RemotenessOuter RegionalOuter RegionalOuter RegionalOuter Regional
Websitewww.mogc.qld.edu.auedgehillss.eq.edu.aucairnsshs.eq.edu.aubusyschools.qld.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.