Charters Towers School of Distance Education
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Millchester, Queensland 4820 · Charters Towers LGA
#211 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#1008 of 1,259 nationally
About Charters Towers School of Distance Education
Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a public combined (K–12) school located in Millchester, Queensland (4820), within the Charters Towers local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 2,395 students (941 girls and 1,454 boys).
Charters Towers School of Distance Education has an ICSEA value of 948, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 24th percentile of Australian schools. 14% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 41% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 123 teachers (117.1 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Charters Towers School of Distance Education scores 32.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 211th of 275 combined schools in QLD (3rd of 4 in the Charters Towers area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 948
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)14% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-25 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 Charters Towers School of Distance Education's 2,395 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Charters Towers School of Distance Education have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Charters Towers School of Distance Education
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Millchester State School
Millchester · Government primary · Prep-6
132 students · ICSEA 855 · 721 m away
Charters Towers Central State School
Charters Towers City · Government primary · Prep-6
113 students · ICSEA 859 · 1.2 km away
Charters Towers State High School
Charters Towers City · Government high school · 7-12
303 students · ICSEA 879 · 1.4 km away
Blackheath and Thornburgh College
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-11
379 students · ICSEA 965 · 2.4 km away
All Souls St Gabriels School
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-12
431 students · ICSEA 952 · 3.1 km away
Richmond Hill State School
Richmond Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
191 students · ICSEA 854 · 3.1 km away
Columba Catholic College
Charters Towers · Catholic combined · Prep-12
425 students · ICSEA 926 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Government combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Crow's Nest State School
Crows Nest · Government combined · Prep-10
181 students · ICSEA 949
Theodore State School
Theodore · Government combined · Prep-10
150 students · ICSEA 947
Killarney P-10 State School
Killarney · Government combined · Prep-10
131 students · ICSEA 946
Bell State School
Bell · Government combined · Prep-10
73 students · ICSEA 946
Allora P-10 State School
Allora · Government combined · Prep-10
211 students · ICSEA 951
Middlemount Community School
Middlemount · Government combined · Prep-12
252 students · ICSEA 951
Frequently asked questions
Is Charters Towers School of Distance Education a public or private school?
Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Charters Towers School of Distance Education offer?
Charters Towers School of Distance Education offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Charters Towers School of Distance Education?
In 2025, Charters Towers School of Distance Education had 2,395 enrolled students (941 girls, 1,454 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Charters Towers School of Distance Education?
Charters Towers School of Distance Education has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 948. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Charters Towers School of Distance Education rank in QLD?
Charters Towers School of Distance Education ranks 211th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (32.8/100), and 1008th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Charters Towers School of Distance Education?
Charters Towers School of Distance Education has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Charters Towers School of Distance Education?
In 2025, Charters Towers School of Distance Education had 76 students in Year 7 and 112 in Year 12.
Is Charters Towers School of Distance Education co-ed?
Yes. Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Charters Towers School of Distance Education?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Charters Towers 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Charters Towers School of Distance Education?
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