Lower Tully State School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Lower Tully, Queensland 4854 · Cassowary Coast LGA
About Lower Tully State School
Lower Tully State School is a public primary school located in Lower Tully, Queensland (4854), within the Cassowary Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 32 students (22 girls and 10 boys).
Lower Tully State School has an ICSEA value of 923, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 16th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 67% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 3 teachers (3.0 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 48% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Lower Tully State School scores 27.0 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 923
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-48% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+29 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 Lower Tully State School's 32 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Lower Tully State School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Lower Tully State School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tully State High School
Tully · Government high school · 7-12
721 students · ICSEA 925 · 9.7 km away
Tully State School
Tully · Government primary · Prep-6
268 students · ICSEA 885 · 10 km away
St Clare's School
Tully · Catholic primary · Prep-6
170 students · ICSEA 1008 · 11 km away
The Rainforest School
Maria Creeks · Independent primary · Prep-6
20 students · ICSEA 964 · 12 km away
Feluga State School
Feluga · Government primary · Prep-6
60 students · ICSEA 910 · 13 km away
Mission Beach State School
Wongaling Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
296 students · ICSEA 991 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Mungar State School
Mungar · Government primary · Prep-6
55 students · ICSEA 923
Warwick East State School
Warwick · Government primary · Prep-6
237 students · ICSEA 923
Moffatdale State School
Moffatdale · Government primary · Prep-6
72 students · ICSEA 923
Blackbutt State School
Blackbutt · Government primary · Prep-6
99 students · ICSEA 923
Mount Molloy State School
Mount Molloy · Government primary · Prep-6
37 students · ICSEA 923
Maryvale State School
Maryvale · Government primary · Prep-6
6 students · ICSEA 923
Frequently asked questions
Is Lower Tully State School a public or private school?
Lower Tully State School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Lower Tully State School offer?
Lower Tully State School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Lower Tully State School?
In 2025, Lower Tully State School had 32 enrolled students (22 girls, 10 boys), a change of -48% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Lower Tully State School?
Lower Tully State School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 923. 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 Lower Tully State School?
Lower Tully State School has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Lower Tully State School each year?
In 2025, Lower Tully State School had 3 students in Prep and 5 in Year 6.
Is Lower Tully State School co-ed?
Yes. Lower Tully State School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Lower Tully State School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of Lower Tully 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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