List of schools in Far North Queensland

nThis is a list of schools in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of primary schools, which accommodated students from kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school.[1] The region's largest population centre is Cairns.

Regional schools are:

  • 98 State Primary Schools
  • 25 State Secondary
  • 29 Catholic Schools and Colleges
  • 10 Independent Schools
  • 2 Special Schools
  • 1 Distance Education School

State schools

State primary schools
Name Suburb LGA Opened Website Notes
Alexandra Bay State SchoolDiwanDouglas1986Website
Aloomba State SchoolAloombaCairns1899Website
Atherton State SchoolAthertonTablelands1891Website
Balaclava State SchoolMoorooboolCairns1954Website
Bartle Frere State SchoolBartle FrereCairns1922Website
Bellenden Ker State SchoolBellenden KerCairns1922Website
Biboohra State SchoolBiboohraMareeba1902Website
Bloomfield River State SchoolWujal WujalWujal Wujal (A)1952Website
Butchers Creek State SchoolButchers CreekTablelands1913Website
Cairns West State SchoolManundaCairns1964Website
Cape York AAA - Coen CampusCoenCook1895WebsiteCoen SS until 2009; part of Western Cape until 2012.
Cape York AAA – Hopevale CampusHopevaleHope Vale (A)1949WebsiteFormerly Hopevale SS until 2012
Caravonica State SchoolCaravonicaCairns1927Website
Cardwell State SchoolCardwellCassowary Coast1870Website
Chillagoe State SchoolChillagoeMareeba1902Website
Croydon State SchoolCroydonCroydon1890Website
Daintree State SchoolDaintreeDouglas1924Website
Dimbulah State SchoolDimbulahMareeba1914WebsiteP-10
Edge Hill State SchoolEdge HillCairns1940Website
El Arish State SchoolEl ArishCassowary Coast1922Website
Feluga State SchoolFelugaCassowary Coast1927Website
Flying Fish Point State SchoolFlying Fish PointCassowary Coast1899Website
Forsayth State SchoolForsaythEtheridge1895WebsiteOriginally opened as Charleston State School, renamed Forsayth State School in 1920[2]
Freshwater State SchoolFreshwaterCairns1896Website
Georgetown State SchoolGeorgetownEtheridge1874Website
Goondi State SchoolGoondiCassowary Coast1898Website
Gordonvale State SchoolGordonvaleCairns1897Website
Hambledon State SchoolEdmontonCairns1887Website
Herberton State SchoolHerbertonTablelands1881WebsiteRelocated in 1994
Innisfail State SchoolInnisfailCassowary Coast1887WebsiteOn 18 July 1887 the Geraldton Provisional State School was opened on a site which is now known as Memorial Park, Innisfail. On 1 August 1894 the Geraldton Provisional School became the Geraldton State School. The school was transferred to its present site in Emily Street. During 1913 the name of the school was changed to the Innisfail State School (No. 527); this was because the town itself had been renamed Innisfail.
Innisfail East State SchoolInnisfailCassowary Coast1936Website
Irvinebank State SchoolIrvinebankMareeba1886WebsiteListed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Isabella State SchoolEdmontonCairns2007Website
Julatten State SchoolJulattenMareeba 1923Website
Kairi State SchoolKairiTablelands1911Website
Karumba State SchoolKarumbaCarpentaria1968Website
Kennedy State SchoolKennedyCassowary Coast1927Website
Kowanyama State SchoolKowanyamaKowanyama (A)1904WebsiteHas year levels P-10. Originally known as Trubanamen Mission School (Church of England) and then from 1916 as the Mitchell River State School. Circa 1975-1980 the school and community began to use the name Kowanyama.
Lakeland State SchoolLakelandCook1969Website
Laura State SchoolLauraCook1889Website
Lower Tully State SchoolLower TullyCassowary Coast1932Website
Machans Beach State SchoolMachans BeachCairns1952Website
Malanda State SchoolMalandaTablelands1913Website
Mareeba State SchoolMareebaMareeba1893Website
McDonnell Creek State SchoolFishery FallsCairns1913Website
Mena Creek State SchoolMena CreekCassowary Coast1920Website
Miallo State SchoolMialloDouglas1911Website
Millaa Millaa State SchoolMillaa MillaaTablelands1918Website
Mirriwinni State SchoolMirriwinniCairns1916WebsiteHistorically spelled Miriwinni, but officially standardised as Mirriwinni in 2010[3]
Mission Beach State SchoolMission BeachCassowary Coast1953Website
Moresby State SchoolMoresbyCassowary Coast1915Website
Mossman State SchoolMossmanDouglas1898Website
Mount Garnet State SchoolMount GarnetTablelands1901Website
Mount Molloy State SchoolMount MolloyMareeba1906Website
Mount Surprise State SchoolMount SurpriseEtheridge1917Website
Mourilyan State SchoolMourilyanCassowary Coast1908Website
Mundoo State SchoolMundooCassowary Coast1895Website
Murray River Upper State SchoolMurray UpperCassowary Coast1904Website
Mutchilba State SchoolMutchilbaMareeba1939Website
Normanton State SchoolNormantonCarpentaria1882WebsiteP-10
Northern Peninsula Area College - BamagaBamagaNorthern Peninsula1964WebsiteFormerly Bamaga SS until Mar 2005
Northern Peninsula Area College - InjinooInjinooNorthern Peninsula2005Website
Parramatta State SchoolParramatta ParkCairns1927Website
Pormpuraaw State SchoolPormpuraawPormpuraaw (A)1973Website
Port Douglas State SchoolPort DouglasDouglas1989WebsitePrevious school 1879-1962
Ravenshoe State SchoolRavenshoeTablelands1912Website
Rossville State SchoolRossvilleCook1988Website
Silkwood State SchoolSilkwoodCassowary Coast1916Website
South Johnstone State SchoolSouth JohnstoneCassowary Coast1916Website
Tagai State College - Badu Island CampusBadu IslandTorres Strait Island1905Website
Tagai State College - Dauan Island CampusDauan IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Erub Island CampusErub IslandTorres Strait Island1985WebsiteDarnley Island SS until 2005
Tagai State College - Horn Island CampusHorn IslandTorres1993Website
Tagai State College - Kubin CampusKubin (Moa Island)Torres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Mabuiag Island CampusMabuiag IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Malu Kiwai CampusBoigu IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Mer CampusMer IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Poruma CampusPoruma IslandTorres Strait Island1985WebsiteCoconut Island SS until 2005
Tagai State College - Saibai Island CampusSaibai IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - St Pauls CampusSt Pauls (Moa Island)Torres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Stephen Island CampusUgar IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - T. I. Primary CampusThursday IslandTorres1885Website
Tagai State College - Warraber Island CampusWarraber IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Yam Island CampusYam IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tagai State College - Yorke Island CampusYorke IslandTorres Strait Island1985Website
Tolga State SchoolTolgaTablelands1895Website
Trinity Beach State SchoolTrinity BeachCairns1979Website
Tully State SchoolTullyCassowary Coast1924Website
Walkamin State SchoolWalkaminTablelands1958Website
Western Cape College - MapoonMapoonMapoon (A)1995WebsiteMapoon SS until 2002
White Rock State SchoolWhite RockCairns1988Website
Whitfield State SchoolWhitfieldCairns1989Website
Wonga Beach State SchoolWonga BeachDouglas1939Website
Woree State SchoolWoreeCairns1980Website
Yarrabah State SchoolYarrabahYarrabah1892Website
Yorkeys Knob State SchoolYorkeys KnobCairns1957Website
Yungaburra State SchoolYungaburraTablelands1909Website

State high schools and colleges
Name Suburb LGA Opened Website Notes
Atherton State High SchoolAthertonTablelands1959Website
Babinda State SchoolBabindaCairns1914WebsiteP-12
Bentley Park CollegeEdmontonCairns1997WebsiteP-12
Cairns School of Distance EducationManundaCairns1974WebsiteP-12, distance education
Cairns State High SchoolCairns NorthCairns1924Website
Cape York AAA - AurukunAurukunAurukun1974WebsiteFormerly Aurukun SS until 2002; part of Western Cape until 2012.
Cooktown State SchoolCooktownCook1875WebsiteP-12
Gordonvale State High SchoolGordonvaleCairns1965Website
Herberton State School (Secondary Campus)HerbertonTablelands1912Website
Innisfail State CollegeInnisfailCassowary Coast2010WebsiteP-12. Replaced Innisfail SHS
Kuranda District State CollegeKurandaMareeba2008WebsiteP-12. Replaced Kuranda SHS & SS
Lockhart State SchoolLockhart RiverLockhart River (A)1924WebsiteP-12
Malanda State High SchoolMalandaTablelands1961Website
Mareeba State High SchoolMareebaMareeba1960Website
Mossman State High SchoolMossmanDouglas1973Website
Northern Peninsula Area State College - SeniorBamagaNorthern Peninsula1973Website
Ravenshoe State School (Secondary Campus)RavenshoeTablelands1991Website
Redlynch State CollegeRedlynchCairns1932WebsiteFormerly Redlynch SS until 2007
Smithfield State High SchoolSmithfieldCairns1983Website
Tagai State College - T. I. Secondary CampusThursday IslandTorres1966WebsiteFormerly Thursday Island SHS until 2007
Trinity Bay State High SchoolManundaCairns1960Website
Tully State High SchoolTullyCassowary Coast1964Website
Western Cape College - WeipaWeipaWeipa1966WebsiteFormerly Weipa North SS until 2002
Woree State High SchoolWoreeCairns1985Website
Yarrabah State School (Secondary Campus)YarrabahYarrabah1912Website

Other state schools

This includes special schools (schools for disabled children) and schools for specific purposes. Additionally to these, special education programs and units are located at many larger primary and high schools.

Name Suburb LGA Opened Website Notes
Cairns School of Distance EducationManundaCairns1974WebsiteNext to Trinity Bay State High School

Defunct state schools
Name Suburb LGA Opened Closed Notes
Almaden State SchoolAlmadenMareeba19061997
Bamford State SchoolBamford, near PetfordMareeba19051935
Barrine State SchoolBarrineTablelands19091958Formerly Boar Pocket SS until 1911
Beatrice River State SchoolBeatriceTablelands19211946[4]
Boogan State SchoolBooganCassowary Coast19291979
Boonmoo State Schoolnear DimbulahMareeba19101912
Brook's Road State SchoolMillaa MillaaTablelandsc19431958
Cairns Central Girls' SchoolCairns CityCairns19141943Merged into Cairns Central SS
Cairns Central State SchoolCairns CityCairns19171994
Cairns North State SchoolCairns NorthCairns18782004
Cairns Road State SchoolEdmontonCairns19211963
Cairns Special SchoolCairnsCairns19581990
Calcifer State SchoolCalcifer, near ChillagoeMareebac.1898c.1908
Cardross State SchoolCardross, near ChillagoeMareebac.1914c.1920
Cardstone State SchoolCardstoneCassowary Coast19591990
Carrington State SchoolCarringtonTablelands18911937
Cassowary State SchoolCassowaryDouglas19131967
Castleton State Schoolvia Forsayth Etheridge18941900?
Charleston State SchoolForsayth Etheridge18951920Renamed Forsayth State School in 1920
Chilverton State Schoolvia RavenshoeTablelands19161956
Clohesy River State Schoolnear KurandaMareeba19331939
Coolgarra State SchoolMount GarnetTablelands19011934It opened as Coolgarra Provisional School in 1901, probably in connection with the Coolgarra mine. It became Coolgarra State School on 1 January 1909. In 1916, it was temporarily reduced to a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Lower Nettles Provisional School. However, the closure of Lower Nettles Provisional School later in 1916, allowed Coolgarra to be restored as a full-time state school. It closed in 1934.[2]
Coorumba State SchoolCoorumbaCassowary Coast19241979
Cowley Lower State SchoolLower CowleyCassowary Coast19371956
Croydon King State Schoolnear CroydonCroydon18951921
Cumberland State SchoolCumberland Etheridge18911915[2]
Daradgee State SchoolDaradgeeCassowary Coast19111984
Donnyville State Schoolvia Georgetown Etheridge18981916
East Barron State SchoolEast BarronTablelands19151964
Ebagoolah State SchoolEbagoolahCook19051914It opened as Ebagoolah Provisional School in 1905, becoming Ebagoolah State School on 1 Jan 1909. It closed in 1914.[2]
Einasleigh State SchoolEinasleighEtheridge19011955
Ellinjaa Road State SchoolEllinjaaTablelands19191949
Emuford State Schoolvia Petford Mareeba19101921-1923
Eubenangee State SchoolEubenangeeCassowary Coast19211971The locality of Eubenangee is predominantly in the Cairns Region but the town (the most likely location for this former school) is in Cassowary Coast Region.
Euluma Creek State SchoolEuluma Creek (now Julatten)Mareeba19301951
Euramo State SchoolEuramoCassowary Coast19271974
Evelyn Scrub State SchoolEvelynTablelands18951946[2]
Evlinton State Schoolnear RavenswoodCharters Towers18851921Opened in 1885 as Sandy Creek Provisional School. Changed name in 1886 and became a State School in 1909.
Fossilbrook State SchoolFossilbrookMareeba19081926It opened as Fossilbrook Provisional School in 1908. On 1 Jan 1909 it became Fossilbrook State School. There was one temporary closure. It permanently closed due to low attendances in 1926.[2]
Gadgarra State SchoolGadgarraTablelands19281958
Gilmore State Schoolvia Chillagoe Mareeba 1909[5] 1913[6] The school was probably serving the families working at the Gilmore Mine via Chillagoe. It may initially have been known as Gilmore Siding Provisional School.[7] In 1915 the building was relocated to Mount Mulligan.[8]
Girofla State SchoolMungana, near ChillagoeMareeba18981946Later became known as Mungana State School.
Glen Allyn State SchoolGlen AllynTablelands19201965
Golden Gate State SchoolGolden GateCroydon 18961921Golden Gate was a mining township near Croydon.
Goode Island State SchoolGoods IslandTorres Strait19031912
Grass Tree Provisional Schoolvia CooktownCook 19101911Grass Tree Provisional School operated briefly as a half-time school in conjunction with Shipton's Flat Provisional School. No to be confused with a similarly named school near Mackay.[2]
Hale's Siding State SchoolIrvinebankMareeba19151922
Herberton Range State SchoolHerberton areaTablelands19091910
Holloways Beach State SchoolHolloways BeachCairns19551966
Innisfail Inclusive Education CentreInnisfailCassowary Coast19802009Merged into Innisfail State College
Innisfail Senior High SchoolInnisfailCassowary Coast19552009Merged into Innisfail State College
Iyah State SchoolIyah (now Fredericksfield)Cassowary Coast19201963
Innot Hot Springs State SchoolInnot Hot SpringsTablelands19401957
Jaggan State SchoolJagganTablelands19181965
Jessica Point (Napranum) State SchoolNapranumNapranum18982005Originally opened in 1898 as Weipa Mission School run by the Presbyterian church but was staffed by the Queensland Government not long after. It changed name to Weipa South State School in 1966 and then again to Jessica Point State School in 1976. The name changed again in 2002 to become Napranum Campus of Western Cape College. The school closed in 2005.
Junction Creek State SchoolBellenden Ker Cairns18981902The present Bellenden Ker State School opened in 1922.[2]
Kaban State SchoolKabanTablelands19141965?
Kidston State SchoolKidstonEtheridge19111954
Kingsborough State SchoolKingsboroughMareeba18821924[2]
Koah State SchoolKoah Mareeba19331938?[9][10] No mentions of this school in the Trove newspapers after 1938
Koombooloomba State SchoolKoombooloombaTablelands19531963
Koorboora State SchoolKoorboora (now Petford)Mareebac.1901c.1936
Kulara State SchoolKulara (now Yungaburra)Tablelands19121958
Kuranda Senior High SchoolKurandaMareeba19982007Merged into Kuranda District State College
Kuranda State SchoolKurandaMareeba18922007Merged into Kuranda District State College
Kureen State SchoolKureenTablelands19121958
Lake Barrine State SchoolLake BarrineTablelands19201949Formerly Lakebank SS until 1935
Lancelot State Schoolin north-western Silver ValleyTablelands19051935Lancelot is in north-western Silver Valley.[11]
Lappa Lappa State SchoolLappa Lappa, near PetfordMareeba19001902[12]
Lever Estate State SchoolWalter Lever EstateCassowary Coast19361967
Limestone State SchoolGroganvilleMareeba 18901905Groganville was formerly known as Limestone.[13]
Little Mulgrave State SchoolLittle MulgraveCairns19261964
Lorraine State SchoolLorraine Station in StokesCarpentaria19811995
Lower Nettles Provisional SchoolInnot Hot SpringsTablelands19111916Lower Nettles opened as a provisional school in about July 1911.[14] In July 1916, it became a half time school in conjunction with Coolgarra State School. However, later in 1916, Lower Nettles was closed and Coolgarra reverted to full-time status.
Maytown State SchoolMaytown, Palmer river areaCook 18761936
McIvor River Provisional School[15]via Hope ValeCook 1960early 1961
Merragallan State SchoolMerragallan (now Jaggan)Tablelands19131935
Middlebrook Road State SchoolMungalliTablelands19351946
Minbun State SchoolMinbunTablelands19221974
Montalbion State SchoolMontalbion (now in Irvinebank)Tablelands18881906Montalbion is a former mining town at 17.4006°S 145.1504°E / -17.4006; 145.1504 (Montalbion, Queensland).[11]
Mount Amos State SchoolMount Amos (now Rossville)Cook 19181919
Mount Aunt State SchoolMount Aunt (now in Chewko)Mareeba19401958
Mount Carbine State SchoolMount CarbineMareeba19081957
Mount Jackson State Schoolvia Georgetown Etheridge19181922
Mount Mulligan State SchoolMount MulliganMareeba19151958The school building was relocated from the closed Gilmore State School in 1915.[8]
Mowbray River State SchoolMowbrayDouglas19251961
Muldiva State SchoolMuldiva, near ChillagoeMareebac.1892c.1894
Mungana State SchoolMungana, near ChillagoeMareeba18981946Originally known as Girofla State School.
Northcote State Schoolvia DimbulahMareeba 1883c.1910
North Johnstone State SchoolNorth JohnstoneTablelands19141971
Nymbool State SchoolMount GarnetTablelands1904c.1937
O.K. State SchoolOk mining settlement (now in Chillagoe)Mareeba19041910[16]
Palmerston East State School East Palmerston Cassowary Coast 1938 2012 Sometimes known as East Palmerston State School.
Peeramon State SchoolPeeramonTablelands19111959Originally known as Lake Eacham State School.
Percyville State Schoolvia Kidston Etheridgec.19101921?
Petford State SchoolPetfordMareeba19351995
Port Douglas State SchoolPort DouglasDouglas18791962
Redcap State SchoolRedcap, near ChillagoeMareeba1905c.1908
Riversdale State SchoolEuramoCassowary Coast19531968Riversdale is now in Euramo.[17]
Rocky Bluffs State Schoolnear IrvinebankMareeba19041910
Shiptons Flat State School via Cooktown Cook 1910 1921
Silky Oak Creek State SchoolSilky OakCassowary Coast19401974
Smithfield State SchoolSmithfieldCairns18991964
Stannary Hills State SchoolStannary Hills (now in Irvinebank)Tablelands1904circa 1931Stannary Hills is at 17.3169°S 145.2173°E / -17.3169; 145.2173 (Stannary Hills).[11]
Strathmore State SchoolStrathmoreMareeba/Etheridge19161932
Stratvell State SchoolJapoonvaleCassowary Coast19162002
Sunnymount State SchoolPetfordMareeba19131924
Tableland State School19041919There was a Tableland State School in Tablelands, Gladstone Region.[2]
Tabletop State Schoolnear CroydonCroydoncirca 18881910Opened as Tabletop Provisional School circa 1888, becoming Tabletop State School on 1 Jan 1909, then closing in 1910.[2] Is different to Table Top State School on the Darling Downs.
Tarzali State SchoolTarzaliTablelands19141967
Tate Tin Mines State Schoolnear AlmadenMareeba18941940Provisional school until 1909. Closed in 1924 then opened again in 1930 before closing permanently in 1940.
Tinaroo Falls State SchoolTinarooTablelands19541959
Thornborough State SchoolThornboroughMareeba18781932
Topaz State SchoolTopazTablelands19321960
Trevethan Creek State School via Cooktown Cook 1915 1919
True Blue State Schoolnear CroydonCroydon18931913Needs further research as there is some evidence at Qld State Archives that this school was open between 1975-77.
Tully Falls State Schoolvia RavenshoeTablelands19531955
Tumoulin State SchoolTumoulinTablelands19121960
Upper Barron State SchoolUpper BarronTablelands19112008
Wai-Ben State SchoolThursday Island, Torres StraitTorres 1940c1963Originally known as Thursday Island State School for Coloured Children. Renamed in 1954.
Watsonville State SchoolWatsonvilleMareeba1882c.1945?Originally known as Herbert River State School.
Wattleglen State Schoolnear CraiglieDouglas18741948This school opened and closed many times and changed name each time. It originally opened in 1874 as Goganjo State School, closed in 1878, then reopened in 1882 as Warralie State School for three years. It opened again in 1888 as Craiglie State School, closing again in 1928 before opening again under the final name in 1939.
Wolfram State SchoolWolfram, near ChillagoeMareeba19051940
Wondecla State SchoolWondeclaTablelands18831958
Woodville State Schoolvia Dimbulah, Hodgkinson River areaMareeba1893c.1933There was also a Woodville State School near Yaamba, Shire of Livingstone.[2]
Woopen Creek State SchoolWoopen CreekCairns19521967
Wright's Creek State SchoolWrights CreekCairns18941953
Yandina Creek State Schoolnear CroydonCroydon19181964Originally known as Golden Valley State School, then in 1914 changed name to Valdora State School before becoming Yandina Creek in 1948. Note this is different to another school elsewhere in Queensland called Yandina Creek State School which operated between 1914-1920 and 1932-1941.
Yarraden State SchoolYarradenCook Jan.1907Dec.1907
Zillmanton State SchoolZillmanton, near ChillagoeMareeba1909c.1914

Private schools

Catholic schools

Catholic schools in the Cairns region are administered by Catholic Education Office, Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns, and supported by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, which is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.

Name Suburb LGA Opened Website Notes
Good Counsel CollegeInnisfailCassowary Coast1975WebsiteYear 7 – 12

Co-Educational Day Schooling

Good Counsel Primary SchoolInnisfailCassowary Coast1975WebsitePrep – Year 6
Holy Cross Primary SchoolTrinity ParkCairns1987WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

Holy Spirit College Cooktown Cooktown Cook 2015 Website The focus of this college is the provision of education for disengaged young people which guides their spiritual, social, emotional, academic, and physical development through an engaging and individualised curriculum.
Holy Spirit College Manoora Manoora Cairns 2015 Website The focus of this college is the provision of education for disengaged young people which guides their spiritual, social, emotional, academic, and physical development through an engaging and individualised curriculum.
Mackillop Catholic College Mount Peter Cairns 2016 Website Prep – Year 12 (Prep to Year 4 in 2017)

Co-Educational Day Schooling

Mother of Good Counsel SchoolCairns NorthCairns1936WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

Mount St Bernard CollegeHerbertonTablelands1921WebsiteYear 7 – 12

Co-Educational Day Schooling and Boarding

Our Lady Help of Christians SchoolEarlvilleCairns1964WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart SchoolThursday Island and Hammond IslandTorres1886WebsiteThursday Island Campus, Prep – Year 6

Hammond Island Campus, Prep – Year 3

St Andrews Catholic CollegeRedlynchCairns2001WebsitePrep – Year 12

Co-Educational Day Schooling

OSHCare

St Anthony's Primary SchoolDimbulahMareeba1966WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Augustine's CollegeCairns CityCairns1930WebsiteYear 7 – 12

Boys Only

Day Schooling Boarding

St Augustine's SchoolMossmanDouglas1934WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

St Clare's SchoolTullyCassowary Coast1928WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Francis Xavier's SchoolManundaCairns1967Website Prep – Year 6

OSHCare

St Gerard Majella SchoolWoreeCairns1988WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

St John's Catholic SchoolSilkwoodCassowary Coast1948WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Joseph's SchoolAthertonTablelands1923WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Joseph's SchoolParramatta ParkCairns1927WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

St Joseph's School Weipa Weipa 2016 Website Prep – Year 6
St Mary's CollegeWoreeCairns1986WebsiteYear 7 – 12 Secondary

Co-Educational Day Schooling

St Michael's SchoolGordonvaleCairns1923WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

St Monica's Catholic CollegeCairns CityCairns1890WebsiteYear 7 – 12

Girls Only

Day Schooling/ Boarding

St Rita's SchoolBabindaCairns1926WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Rita's SchoolSouth JohnstoneCassowary Coast1932WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Stephen's Catholic CollegeMareebaMareeba2006WebsiteYear 7 – 12

Co-Educational Day Schooling

St Teresa's Primary SchoolRavenshoeTablelands1950WebsitePrep – Year 6
St Therese's SchoolEdmontonCairns1929WebsitePrep – Year 6

OSHCare

St Thomas's SchoolMareebaMareeba1909WebsitePrep – Year 6

Independent schools
Name Suburb LGA Category Opened Website Notes
Cairns Adventist SchoolGordonvaleCairnsAdventist1950Website
Cairns Hinterland Steiner SchoolKurandaMareebaSteiner2002WebsiteFormerly Candlenut Steiner School, formerly Cairns Steiner School.
Djarragun CollegeGordonvaleCairnsAnglican2001WebsiteFormerly Emmanuel College, Manunda.
Djarragun CollegePort DouglasDouglasAnglican2008WebsiteFormerly Wangetti Education Centre.
Freshwater Christian CollegeBrinsmeadCairnsChristian1983WebsitePrivate Christian School, Co-Ed, P - 12, Kindergarten
Gulf Christian CollegeNormantonCarpentariaChristian1990Website
Jubilee Christian CollegeAthertonTablelandsChristian1984WebsiteFormerly Tableland Christian College until 1998
Peace Lutheran CollegeKamerungaCairnsLutheran1994WebsiteDay and Boarding, Co-Ed, P - 12, Kindergarten
Radiant Life CollegeEast InnisfailCassowary CoastChristian1982Website
Trinity Anglican SchoolWhite Rock CairnsAnglican1983WebsiteTAS White Rock - Kindergarten to Year 12. TAS Kewarra Beach - Kindergarten to Year 6. Co-educational. Weekly & long term short homestay available.
Kewarra Beach

Defunct private schools
Name Suburb LGA Category Opened Closed Notes
Emmanuel CollegeManundaCairnsAnglican19862001Became Djarragun College[18]
St Barnabas' Anglican SchoolRavenshoeTablelandsAnglican19531990Campus acquired by Ravenshoe SS
Wangetti Education CentrePort DouglasDouglasAnglican19832008Became campus of Djarragun College

See also
  • List of schools in Queensland

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