Tagai State College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Thursday Island, Queensland 4875 · Torres LGA
#256 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#1185 of 1,259 nationally
About Tagai State College
Tagai State College is a public combined (K–12) school located in Thursday Island, Queensland (4875), within the Torres local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,261 students (584 girls and 677 boys).
Tagai State College has an ICSEA value of 742, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 2nd percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 65% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 160 teachers (156.0 full-time equivalent) and 184 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 13% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Tagai State College scores 24.9 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 256th of 275 combined schools in QLD.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 742
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-13% enrolments since 2020
- 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 Tagai State College's 1,261 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Tagai State College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Tagai State College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Tagai State College a public or private school?
Tagai State College is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Tagai State College offer?
Tagai State College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Tagai State College?
In 2025, Tagai State College had 1,261 enrolled students (584 girls, 677 boys), a change of -13% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Tagai State College?
Tagai State College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 742. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Tagai State College rank in QLD?
Tagai State College ranks 256th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (24.9/100), and 1185th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Tagai State College?
Tagai State College has about 8.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Tagai State College?
In 2025, Tagai State College had 73 students in Year 7 and 42 in Year 12.
Is Tagai State College co-ed?
Yes. Tagai State College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Tagai State College?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Tagai State 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 Tagai State College?
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