Finigan School of Distance Education
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Queanbeyan, New South Wales 2620 · Queanbeyan-Palerang LGA
#126 of 314 combined schools in NSW
#407 of 1,259 nationally
About Finigan School of Distance Education
Finigan School of Distance Education is a public combined (K–12) school located in Queanbeyan, New South Wales (2620), within the Queanbeyan-Palerang local government area. It caters for students from K to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 84 students (47 girls and 37 boys).
Finigan School of Distance Education has an ICSEA value of 1067, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 34% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 78 teachers (67.7 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 1.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 73% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Finigan School of Distance Education scores 63.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 126th of 314 combined schools in NSW (2nd of 3 in the Queanbeyan-Palerang area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1067
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)34% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)1.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-73% enrolments since 2020 (area median -12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+33 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Finigan School of Distance Education's 84 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Finigan School of Distance Education have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Finigan School of Distance Education
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Queanbeyan High School
Queanbeyan · Government high school · 7-12
448 students · ICSEA 967 · 156 m away
Queanbeyan West Public School
Queanbeyan · Government primary · K-6
387 students · ICSEA 988 · 840 m away
Karabar High School
Queanbeyan · Government high school · 7-12
723 students · ICSEA 982 · 1.3 km away
Queanbeyan Public School
Queanbeyan · Government primary · K-6
361 students · ICSEA 997 · 1.4 km away
Queanbeyan South Public School
Queanbeyan · Government primary · K-6
419 students · ICSEA 939 · 1.4 km away
Tirriwirri School
Karabar · Government special · U
34 students · ICSEA 944 · 1.4 km away
St Gregory's Primary School
Queanbeyan · Catholic primary · K-6
730 students · ICSEA 1056 · 1.7 km away
Queanbeyan East Public School
Queanbeyan · Government primary · K-6
280 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.5 km away
Jerrabomberra Public School
Jerrabomberra · Government primary · K-6
865 students · ICSEA 1107 · 4.2 km away
Jerrabomberra High School
Jerrabomberra · Government high school · 7-12
333 students · ICSEA 1068 · 4.3 km away
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Government combined schools in NSW with a comparable ICSEA.
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1,313 students · ICSEA 1052
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1,094 students · ICSEA 1085
Lucas Heights Community School
Barden Ridge · Government combined · K-12
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Lord Howe Island Central School
Lord Howe Island · Government combined · K-12
35 students · ICSEA 1009
Braidwood Central School
Braidwood · Government combined · K-12
306 students · ICSEA 1005
Lindfield Learning Village
Lindfield · Government combined · K-12
803 students · ICSEA 1152
Frequently asked questions
Is Finigan School of Distance Education a public or private school?
Finigan School of Distance Education is a public (government) school run by the New South Wales education department.
What year levels does Finigan School of Distance Education offer?
Finigan School of Distance Education offers K to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Finigan School of Distance Education?
In 2025, Finigan School of Distance Education had 84 enrolled students (47 girls, 37 boys), a change of -73% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Finigan School of Distance Education?
Finigan School of Distance Education has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1067. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Finigan School of Distance Education rank in NSW?
Finigan School of Distance Education ranks 126th of 314 combined schools in New South Wales on the Success Index (63.0/100), and 407th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Finigan School of Distance Education?
Finigan School of Distance Education has about 1.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Finigan School of Distance Education?
In 2025, Finigan School of Distance Education had 4 students in Year 7 and 16 in Year 12.
Is Finigan School of Distance Education co-ed?
Yes. Finigan School of Distance Education is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Finigan School of Distance Education?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Finigan School of Distance Education in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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