Calen District State College
38 McIntyre Street, Calen QLD 4798
Calen District State College is a government combined primary and secondary school in Calen, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 179 students. Its ICSEA is 926, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public online sources describe Calen District State College as a small P-12 government school in the rural community of Calen, north of Mackay, serving families since 1925. With around 180 students, the college promotes a 'crayons to careers' learning journey, offering pathways into both tertiary study and vocational education. The school emphasises personalised, small-school teaching, strong staff-student relationships, and an active parent and community (P&C) group supporting school life.
Often praised
- small, personalised P-12 setting
- tertiary and vocational pathways
- active parent/community involvement
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: medium. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
Schools with a similar ICSEA in QLD
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millmerran State School | Millmerran | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 239 | 928 |
| Tambo State School | Tambo | Public k–12 / combined · K-10 | 54 | 929 |
| Herberton State School | Moomin | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 154 | 930 |
| Surat State School | Surat | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 85 | 922 |
| Babinda State School | Babinda | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 280 | 931 |
| Barcaldine Prep-12 State School | Barcaldine | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 216 | 921 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.