Biboohra State School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Biboohra, Queensland 4880 · Mareeba LGA
About Biboohra State School
Biboohra State School is a public primary school located in Biboohra, Queensland (4880), within the Mareeba local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 72 students (33 girls and 39 boys).
Biboohra State School has an ICSEA value of 949, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (5.0 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Biboohra State School scores 32.3 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 949
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-9 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 Biboohra State School's 72 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Biboohra State School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Biboohra State School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mareeba State School
Mareeba · Government primary · Prep-6
695 students · ICSEA 855 · 8.4 km away
St Thomas' School
Mareeba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
431 students · ICSEA 1002 · 8.8 km away
Mareeba State High School
Mareeba · Government high school · 7-12
721 students · ICSEA 886 · 8.9 km away
St Stephen's Catholic College
Mareeba · Catholic high school · 7-12
652 students · ICSEA 1041 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Lakeland State School
Lakeland · Government primary · Prep-6
12 students · ICSEA 949
Minimbah State School
Morayfield · Government primary · Prep-6
668 students · ICSEA 949
Walkerston State School
Walkerston · Government primary · Prep-6
306 students · ICSEA 949
Oakwood State School
Oakwood · Government primary · Prep-6
200 students · ICSEA 949
Chelona State School
Chelona · Government primary · Prep-6
102 students · ICSEA 949
Glenore Grove State School
Glenore Grove · Government primary · Prep-6
245 students · ICSEA 949
Frequently asked questions
Is Biboohra State School a public or private school?
Biboohra State School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Biboohra State School offer?
Biboohra State School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Biboohra State School?
In 2025, Biboohra State School had 72 enrolled students (33 girls, 39 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Biboohra State School?
Biboohra State School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 949. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Biboohra State School?
Biboohra State School has about 14.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Biboohra State School each year?
In 2025, Biboohra State School had 14 students in Prep and 4 in Year 6.
Is Biboohra State School co-ed?
Yes. Biboohra State School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Biboohra State School?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Biboohra State School 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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