10
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
Wooroonooran · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Wooroonooran
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A school advantage score of 934 is much lower than most areas in Wooroonooran. This suggests that students here face more challenges compared to those in other regions. The educational landscape is dominated by small primary schools, with government-run institutions making up 80% of the sector.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Ten schools are located within 3 km of residents, which is more than about 82% of similar areas. These schools are smaller than most, with a typical size of 113 students and a heavy focus on primary education.
113
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
934
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Wooroonooran
10 schools — 1,127 students, average ICSEA 934.
By sector: Government 8 · Catholic 2
By type: Primary 9 · Combined 1
| Butchers Creek State School, Butchers Creek | Government | Primary | 10.6 km | 30 | 937 |
| Babinda State School, Babinda | Government | Combined | 12.9 km | 280 | 931 |
| Mirriwinni State School, Mirriwinni | Government | Primary | 13.8 km | 16 | 1,026 |
| St Rita's School, Babinda | Catholic | Primary | 14.0 km | 27 | 900 |
| Bartle Frere State School, Bartle Frere | Government | Primary | 14.3 km | 4 | — |
| Bellenden Ker State School, Bellenden Ker | Government | Primary | 17.1 km | 6 | 909 |
| McDonnell Creek State School, Fishery Falls | Government | Primary | 20.6 km | 10 | 1,010 |
| Aloomba State School, Aloomba | Government | Primary | 27.2 km | 72 | 972 |
| St Michael's School, Gordonvale | Catholic | Primary | 28.5 km | 279 | 993 |
| Gordonvale State School, Gordonvale | Government | Primary | 29.1 km | 403 | 886 |
Sources
- Australian Schools List — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2025 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Wooroonooran [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33161/wooroonooran/topic/education