Cairns Adventist College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gordonvale, Queensland 4865 · Cairns LGA
About Cairns Adventist College
Cairns Adventist College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Gordonvale, Queensland (4865), within the Cairns local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 63 students (39 girls and 24 boys). The school is affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
Cairns Adventist College has an ICSEA value of 885, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 8th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 47% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 9 teachers (6.6 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Cairns Adventist College scores 29.2 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 885
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-38 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 Cairns Adventist College's 63 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cairns Adventist College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Cairns Adventist College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Gordonvale State School
Gordonvale · Government primary · Prep-6
403 students · ICSEA 886 · 1.7 km away
Djarragun College
Gordonvale · Independent combined · Prep-12
259 students · ICSEA 683 · 1.7 km away
Gordonvale State High School
Gordonvale · Government high school · 7-12
623 students · ICSEA 883 · 2.0 km away
St Michael's School
Gordonvale · Catholic primary · Prep-6
279 students · ICSEA 993 · 2.2 km away
Aloomba State School
Aloomba · Government primary · Prep-6
72 students · ICSEA 972 · 5.6 km away
MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter
Mount Peter · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,119 students · ICSEA 987 · 7.0 km away
Hambledon State School
Edmonton · Government primary · Prep-6
378 students · ICSEA 865 · 8.6 km away
Bentley Park College
Bentley Park · Government combined · Prep-12
1,771 students · ICSEA 869 · 9.3 km away
Isabella State School
Edmonton · Government primary · Prep-6
496 students · ICSEA 899 · 10 km away
St Therese's School
Bentley Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
541 students · ICSEA 991 · 10 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Townsville Christian College
Vincent · Independent combined · Prep-12
442 students · ICSEA 871
Burdekin Christian College
Ayr · Independent combined · Prep-12
380 students · ICSEA 949
All Souls St Gabriels School
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-12
431 students · ICSEA 952
Hinchinbrook Christian School
Ingham · Independent combined · 1-7
7 students · ICSEA 960
Blackheath and Thornburgh College
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-11
379 students · ICSEA 965
Kingsley College
Berserker · Independent combined · Prep-12
274 students · ICSEA 966
Frequently asked questions
Is Cairns Adventist College a public or private school?
Cairns Adventist College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Adventist Schools Australia.
What year levels does Cairns Adventist College offer?
Cairns Adventist College offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Cairns Adventist College?
In 2025, Cairns Adventist College had 63 enrolled students (39 girls, 24 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Cairns Adventist College?
Cairns Adventist College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 885. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Cairns Adventist College?
Cairns Adventist College has about 9.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Cairns Adventist College each year?
In 2025, Cairns Adventist College had 8 students in Prep and 16 in Year 6.
Is Cairns Adventist College co-ed?
Yes. Cairns Adventist College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Cairns Adventist College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Cairns Adventist College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Cairns Adventist College?
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