List of schools in North Queensland facts for kids

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This page lists schools in the North Queensland area of Queensland, Australia. This region includes places like the coastal cities of Townsville and Mackay, and the inland city of Mount Isa. It also covers areas like the Shire of Burdekin, Charters Towers Region, Shire of Cloncurry, Flinders, Shire of Hinchinbrook, Mackay Region, Shire of Mckinlay, City of Mount Isa, Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island, Shire of Richmond, City of Townsville, and Whitsunday Region.

Before 2015, Queensland's school system had primary schools for students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13). Then, there were high schools for Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). But since 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school, making Year 6 the last year of primary school.

State Schools
Private Schools
- Catholic Schools
- Independent Schools
See also

State Schools

These are public schools run by the government.

State Primary Schools

These schools teach students from Prep (Kindergarten) up to Year 6.

Name	Suburb	LGA	Opened	Notes
Abergowrie State School	Abergowrie	Hinchinbrook	1953	Located at 5 Venables Road.
Airville State School	Airville	Burdekin	1890
Aitkenvale State School	Aitkenvale	Townsville	1924
Alligator Creek State School	Alligator Creek	Mackay	1896
Andergrove State School	Andergrove	Mackay	1939
Annandale State School	Annandale	Townsville	1998
Ayr State School	Ayr	Burdekin	1886	Was a central school from 1928 to 1936.
Ayr East State School	Ayr	Burdekin	1952
Barkly Highway State School	Mount Isa	Mount Isa	1959
Beaconsfield State School	Beaconsfield	Mackay	1999
Belgian Gardens State School	Belgian Gardens	Townsville	1887
Bloomsbury State School	Bloomsbury	Mackay	1927
Bluewater State School	Bluewater	Townsville	1957	Became a State School in 1960. Located on Ditton Street.
Bohlevale State School	Bohle	Townsville	1911
Bowen State School	Bowen	Whitsunday	1865
Brandon State School	Brandon	Burdekin	1888
Bucasia State School	Bucasia	Mackay	1985
Bwgcolman Community School	Palm Island	Palm Island	1964	Teaches Prep to Year 10.
Cameron Downs State School	via Hughenden	Flinders	1967
Camooweal State School	Camooweal	Mount Isa	1893
Cannonvale State School	Cannonvale	Whitsunday	1892-1908	Cannon Vale Provisional School opened in 1892 and closed in 1908.
			1910-1968	Reopened as Cannon Valley State School in 1910 at a new site.
			1968	Moved back to Cannonvale in 1968 and renamed Cannonvale State School. Located at 56 Coral Esplanade.
Charters Towers Central State School	Charters Towers	Charters Towers	1875	Was separated by gender until 1965.
Chelona State School	Chelona	Mackay	1893
Clare State School	Clare	Burdekin	1921
Collinsville State School	Collinsville	Whitsunday	1921
Coningsby State School	Farleigh	Mackay	1884
Cranbrook State School	Cranbrook	Townsville	1981
Currajong State School	Currajong	Townsville	1954
Dajarra State School	Dajarra	Cloncurry	1920	Located on Matheson Street.
Dundula State School	Bakers Creek	Mackay	1922
Eimeo Road State School	Rural View	Mackay	1934
Eton State School	Eton	Mackay	1883
Eungella State School	Eungella	Mackay	1928	Located at 36 Eungella Dam Road.
Farleigh State School	Farleigh	Mackay	1909
Finch Hatton State School	Finch Hatton	Mackay	1909
Fitzgerald State School	North Mackay	Mackay	1979
Forrest Beach State School	Forrest Beach	Hinchinbrook	1980
Garbutt State School	Garbutt	Townsville	1932
Gargett State School	Gargett	Mackay	1914
Giru State School	Giru	Burdekin	1924	Located at 45–51 Luxton Street.
Glenella State School	Glenella	Mackay	1912
Greenvale State School	Greenvale	Charters Towers	1972	A provisional school was there earlier, from 1919–1926.
Gumlu State School	Gumlu	Whitsunday	1913
Halifax State School	Halifax	Hinchinbrook	1883
Hamilton Island State School	Hamilton Island	Whitsunday	1986
Hampden State School	Kuttabul	Mackay	1887	Was a provisional school until 1926.
Happy Valley State School	Happy Valley	Mount Isa	1942
Hayman Island State School	Hayman Island	Whitsunday	1956
Healy State School	Healy	Mount Isa	1972
Heatley State School	Heatley	Townsville	1971
Hermit Park State School	Hyde Park	Townsville	1924
Home Hill State School	Home Hill	Burdekin	1914
Homebush State School	Homebush	Mackay	1889
Homestead State School	Homestead	Charters Towers	1893
Ingham State School	Ingham	Hinchinbrook	1885
Jarvisfield State School	Jarvisfield	Burdekin	1915
Julia Creek State School	Julia Creek	McKinlay	1911
Kalamia State School	Brandon	Burdekin	1928
Kelso State School	Kelso	Townsville	1986
Kirwan State School	Kirwan	Townsville	1977
Koumala State School	Koumala	Mackay	1922
Mackay Central State School	Mackay	Mackay	1871
Mackay North State School	North Mackay	Mackay	1915
Mackay West State School	West Mackay	Mackay	1924
Macknade State School	Macknade	Hinchinbrook	1893
Magnetic Island State School	Nelly Bay	Townsville (Offshore)	1924	Was Nelly Bay SS until 1973.
Maidavale State School	Airville	Burdekin	1910
Marian State School	Marian	Mackay	1886
Merinda State School	Merinda	Whitsunday	1898
Millaroo State School	Millaroo	Burdekin	1954	Located at 1–13 Cunningham Street.
Millchester State School	Millchester	Charters Towers	1874
Mirani State School	Mirani	Mackay	1892	Located at 12 Maud Street.
Mount Fox State School	Mount Fox	Hinchinbrook	1938
Mount Isa Central State School	Mount Isa	Mount Isa	1924
Mundingburra State School	Mundingburra	Townsville	1884
Mutarnee State School	Mutarnee	Townsville (Rural)	1920
Northview State School	Mount Pleasant	Mackay	1986
North Eton State School	North Eton	Mackay	1895	Also known as Eton North State School.
North Shore State School	Burdell	Townsville	2018
Oakenden State School	Oakenden	Mackay	1910
Oonoonba State School	Idalia	Townsville	1920
Osborne State School	Osborne	Burdekin	1914
Pentland State School	Pentland	Charters Towers	1885	Located at 18 Mill Street.
Pindi Pindi State School	Pindi Pindi	Mackay	1928
Pinnacle State School	Pinnacle	Mackay	1908
Prairie State School	Prairie	Flinders	1894
Proserpine State School	Proserpine	Whitsunday	1897
Queens Beach State School	Bowen	Whitsunday	1940
Railway Estate State School	Railway Estate	Townsville	1916
Rasmussen State School	Rasmussen	Townsville	1978
Ravenswood State School	Ravenswood	Charters Towers	1873
Richmond State School	Richmond	Richmond	1889	Teaches Prep to Year 10.
Richmond Hill State School	Richmond Hill	Charters Towers	1895
Rollingstone State School	Rollingstone	Townsville (Rural)	1916
Sarina State School	Sarina	Mackay	1897	Was called Plane Creek until 1912.
Scottville State School	Scottville	Whitsunday	1924
Seaforth State School	Seaforth	Mackay	1935
Slade Point State School	Slade Point	Mackay	1939
Sunset State School	Sunset	Mount Isa	1968
Swayneville State School	Sarina	Mackay	1935
The Willows State School	Kirwan	Townsville	1997
Toobanna State School	Toobanna	Hinchinbrook	1922
Townsville Central State School	North Ward	Townsville	1869
Townsville South State School	South Townsville	Townsville	1884
Townsville West State School	West End	Townsville	1887
Townview State School	Townview	Mount Isa	1965
Trebonne State School	Trebonne	Hinchinbrook	1906
Victoria Park State School	East Mackay	Mackay	1926
Victoria Plantation State School	Victoria Plantation	Hinchinbrook	1894
Vincent State School	Vincent	Townsville	1968
Walkerston State School	Walkerston	Mackay	1880
Weir State School	Kirwan	Townsville	1881
Woodstock State School	Woodstock	Townsville (Rural)	1890
Wulguru State School	Wulguru	Townsville	1962

State High Schools and Colleges

These schools teach students from Year 7 to Year 12.

Name	Suburb	LGA	Opened	Notes
Ayr State High School	Ayr	Burdekin	1937	Located at 82–90 Wickham Street. It's listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.
Bowen State High School	Bowen	Whitsunday	1961
Calen District State College	Calen	Mackay	1925	Teaches Prep to Year 12. Was a primary school until 2003.
Charters Towers State High School	Charters Towers	Charters Towers	1912
Cloncurry State School	Cloncurry	Cloncurry	1884	Teaches Prep to Year 12.
Collinsville State High School	Collinsville	Whitsunday	1986
Heatley Secondary College	Heatley	Townsville	1968	Was Heatley State High School until 1999.
Home Hill State High School	Home Hill	Burdekin	1964
Hughenden State School	Hughenden	Flinders	1880	Teaches Prep to Year 12.
Ingham State High School	Ingham	Hinchinbrook	1952
Kirwan State High School	Kirwan	Townsville	1979
Mackay North State High School	North Mackay	Mackay	1964
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School	Rural View	Mackay	2013
Mackay State High School	Mackay	Mackay	1912
Mirani State High School	Mirani	Mackay	1967	Located on Augusta Street.
Northern Beaches State High School	Deeragun	Townsville	1997
Pimlico State High School	Pimlico	Townsville	1959
Pioneer State High School	Andergrove	Mackay	1986
Proserpine State High School	Proserpine	Whitsunday	1963
Sarina State High School	Sarina	Mackay	1964
Spinifex State College	Parkside	Mount Isa	2003	This college was formed by joining Mount Isa State High School and Kalkadoon State High School. The junior campus (Years 7–9) is at the old Mount Isa State High School site.
Spinifex State College	Pioneer	Mount Isa	2003	The senior campus (Years 10–12) is at the old Kalkadoon State High School site.
Thuringowa State High School	Condon	Townsville	1987
Townsville State High School	Townsville	Townsville	1924
William Ross State High School	Annandale	Townsville	1991

Other State Schools

This section includes special schools for children with disabilities and schools for specific purposes.

Name	Suburb	LGA	Opened	Notes
Burdekin School	Ayr	Burdekin	1972
Charters Towers School of Distance Education	Charters Towers	Charters Towers	1987	This school helps students learn from home.
Cleveland Education and Training Centre	Belgian Gardens	Townsville	1994	This school is for young people in detention.
Mackay District Special School	Beaconsfield	Mackay	1987
Townsville Community Learning Centre	Mundingburra	Townsville	2002

Private Schools

These schools are not run by the government. They can be religious or independent.

Catholic Schools

In Queensland, Catholic primary schools are often connected to a local church parish. In the past, religious groups started most of these schools. Now, most teachers and leaders are not part of religious orders. Schools in the Mackay Region are managed by the Catholic Education Office in the Diocese of Rockhampton. All other Catholic schools in this region are managed by the Catholic Education Office in the Diocese of Townsville. These offices help coordinate how Catholic schools are run, what they teach, and their rules. Catholic students from the local area usually get first choice for enrolment, but non-Catholic students can join if there's space.

Name	Suburb	LGA	Gender	Years	Opened	Notes
Burdekin Catholic High School	Ayr	Burdekin	Co-ed	7–12	1974
Catherine McAuley College	Mackay	Mackay	Co-ed	7–12	2022
Columba Catholic College	Charters Towers	Charters Towers	Co-ed	P–12	1998
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School	Mount Pleasant	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6	1983	Was Prep to Year 10 until 1994.
Gilroy Santa Maria College	Ingham	Hinchinbrook	Co-ed	7–12	1973	Formed by joining Gilroy (boys) and Santa Maria (girls) schools.
Good Shepherd Catholic College	Mount Isa	Mount Isa	Co-ed	7–12	1985	Formed by joining St Kieran's (boys) and San Jose (girls) schools.
Good Shepherd Catholic Community School	Rasmussen	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	1996
Holy Spirit Catholic School	Cranbrook	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	1969
Holy Spirit College	Mount Pleasant	Mackay	Co-ed	7–12	1995	Used to be part of Emmanuel College.
Ignatius Park College	Cranbrook	Townsville	Boys	7–12	1969
MacKillop Catholic Primary School	Andergrove	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6	1995
Marian Catholic School	Currajong	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	1988
Mount Isa Flexible Learning Centre	Mount Isa	Mount Isa	Co-ed	7–12		Run by the Edmund Rice Foundation.
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School	Ingham	Hinchinbrook	Co-ed	P–6	1914
Ryan Catholic College	Kirwan	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	1979
Southern Cross Catholic College	Annandale	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	1998
St Anne's Catholic Primary School	Sarina	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6	1925
St Anthony's Catholic College	Deeragun	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	1992
St Benedict's Catholic School	Shaw	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School	Rural View	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6
St Catherine's College	Proserpine	Whitsunday	Co-ed	P–12	1925
St Clare's Catholic School	Burdell	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6
St Colman's School	Home Hill	Burdekin	Co-ed	P–6	1927
St Francis's School	Ayr	Burdekin	Co-ed	P–6	1912
St Francis's School	Hughenden	Flinders	Co-ed	P–6	1900
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School	West Mackay	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6	1935
St John Bosco's School	Collinsville	Whitsunday	Co-ed	P–6	1936
St John's Catholic School	Walkerston	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6	1924
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	North Mackay	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6	1936
St Joseph's Catholic School	Mundingburra	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	1924
St Joseph's Catholic School	Cloncurry	Cloncurry	Co-ed	P–6	1908
St Joseph's Primary School	Parkside	Mount Isa	Co-ed	P–6	1932
St Joseph's School	North Ward	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	1873
St Kieran's Primary School	Pioneer	Mount Isa	Co-ed	P–6	1985	This school was formed by joining two older schools.
St Margaret Mary's College	Hyde Park	Townsville	Girls	7–12	1963
St Mary's Catholic Primary School	South Mackay	Mackay	Co-ed	P–6	1924
St Mary's Catholic School	Bowen	Whitsunday	Co-ed	P–6	1872
St Michael's Catholic School	Palm Island	Palm Island	Co-ed	P–6	1945
St Patrick's College	Mackay	Mackay	Co-ed	7–12	1929	Was St Patrick's CBC until 1986.
St Patrick's College	North Ward	Townsville	Girls	7–12	1904
St Peter's Catholic School	Halifax	Hinchinbrook	Co-ed	P–6	1927	Was St Theresa's Convent until 1969.
St Teresa's College	Abergowrie	Hinchinbrook	Boys	7–12	1933
Townsville Flexible Learning Centre	West End	Townsville	Co-ed	7–12	2006	An alternative school run by the Edmund Rice Foundation.

Independent Schools

These schools are privately run and are not part of the Catholic system.

Name	Suburb	LGA	Gender	Years	Category	Opened	Notes
All Souls St Gabriel's School	Richmond Hill	Charters Towers	Co-ed	P–12	Anglican	1990	Formed by joining All Souls School and St Gabriel's School.
Annandale Christian College	Annandale	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	Christian	1982
Blackheath & Thornburgh College	Richmond Hill	Charters Towers	Co-ed	P–12	Uniting	1978	Formed by joining Blackheath College and Thornburgh College.
Burdekin Christian College	Ayr	Burdekin	Co-ed	P–12	Christian	1982
Calvary Christian College	Mount Louisa	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	Assembly of God	1978
Carinity Education	Condon	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	Christian Aboriginal	1992	An alternative school, formerly Shalom Christian College.
Carlisle Christian College	Beaconsfield	Mackay	Co-ed	P–12	Adventist	1950
Eaton College	Mount Louisa	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	Assembly of God	2023	This is a special school.
Enkindle Village School	Douglas	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	Independent
Hinchinbrook Christian School	Ingham	Hinchinbrook	Co-ed	P–10	Baptist	1984
Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School	Mackay	Mackay	Co-ed	7–12			This is a special school.
Mackay Christian College	North Mackay	Mackay	Co-ed	P–12	Christian	1984
Mungalla Silver Lining School	Cluden	Townsville	Co-ed		Aboriginal
Riverside Adventist Christian School	Aitkenvale	Townsville	Co-ed	P–6	Adventist	1967
Silver Lining School			Co-ed		Aboriginal
Tec-NQ	Douglas	Townsville	Co-ed	10–12	Independent	2007	Was Australian Technical College – North Queensland.
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James	Mundingburra	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	Anglican	1917	Started as St Anne's Church of England School for Girls. It moved and became a co-educational school with a new name.
Townsville Christian College	Garbutt	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	Christian	2007	Connected with Life Church Townsville.
Townsville Grammar School	North Ward	Townsville	Co-ed	P–12	Independent	1888
Whitsunday Anglican School	Beaconsfield	Mackay	Co-ed	P–12	Anglican	1988
Whitsunday Christian College	Cannonvale	Whitsunday	Co-ed	P–12	Christian	1997	Located at 26 Paluma Road.