Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education
Cnr Gray & Gladstone Streets, Emerald QLD 4720
Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education is a government combined primary and secondary school in Emerald, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 5,463 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 960, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Public information about Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education, a P-12 government distance education school in Emerald, QLD, serving families across Central Queensland from two campuses under the motto "Isolated But United Across Capricornia". The school supports remote and isolated students with home-based learning backed by in-person community events, including Mini-school sessions, cluster days, and sports/awards days held at its Emerald facilities, which include classrooms, multipurpose sheds, and a kitchen for visiting families.
Often praised
- strong distance-education community events
- supports isolated/remote families
- Mini-school and cluster gatherings
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.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Christian College (Emerald) | Emerald | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 996 | 107 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleville School of Distance Education | Charleville | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 172 | 957 |
| Glenden State School | Glenden | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 39 | 957 |
| Mary Valley State College | Imbil | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 172 | 956 |
| Upper Coomera State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Upper Coomera | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,682 | 964 |
| Taroom State School | Taroom | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 153 | 965 |
| Woodford State School | Woodford | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 493 | 952 |
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.