The Rainforest School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Maria Creeks, Queensland 4855 · Cassowary Coast LGA
About The Rainforest School
The Rainforest School is an independent primary school located in Maria Creeks, Queensland (4855), within the Cassowary Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 20 students (10 girls and 10 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
The Rainforest School has an ICSEA value of 964, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 30th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 39% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (3.0 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.7 to 1.
On the Success Index, The Rainforest School scores 30.9 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 964
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-40 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 The Rainforest School's 20 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Rainforest School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Rainforest School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mission Beach State School
Wongaling Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
296 students · ICSEA 991 · 2.7 km away
Lower Tully State School
Lower Tully · Government primary · Prep-6
32 students · ICSEA 923 · 12 km away
Feluga State School
Feluga · Government primary · Prep-6
60 students · ICSEA 910 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Independent primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Hope Adventist School
North Bundaberg · Independent primary · Prep-6
61 students · ICSEA 999
Peace Lutheran Primary School
Gatton · Independent primary · Prep-6
329 students · ICSEA 999
Riverside Adventist School
Aitkenvale · Independent primary · Prep-6
61 students · ICSEA 1011
Pinnacle Academic College
Kallangur · Independent primary · Prep-6
109 students · ICSEA 1015
Enkindle Village School
Douglas · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1018
St John's Lutheran Primary School
Bundaberg · Independent primary · Prep-6
333 students · ICSEA 1024
Frequently asked questions
Is The Rainforest School a public or private school?
The Rainforest School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does The Rainforest School offer?
The Rainforest School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend The Rainforest School?
In 2025, The Rainforest School had 20 enrolled students (10 girls, 10 boys).
What is the ICSEA of The Rainforest School?
The Rainforest School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 964. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at The Rainforest School?
The Rainforest School has about 6.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at The Rainforest School each year?
In 2025, The Rainforest School had 6 students in Prep and 3 in Year 6.
Is The Rainforest School co-ed?
Yes. The Rainforest School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Rainforest School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of The Rainforest 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.
Where can I get tutoring near The Rainforest School?
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