Charters Towers School of Distance Education
15-23 Brisk Street, Millchester QLD 4820
Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a government combined primary and secondary school in Millchester, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 2,395 students. Its ICSEA is 948, 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
Based on publicly available information, Charters Towers School of Distance Education is a government P-12 school in Millchester delivering the Australian curriculum through distance education, including Vocational Education and Training options in the senior years. Established in 1987 as Queensland's first distance education school, it supports students in remote and travelling families, homeschoolers, and children unable to attend a local school, using personalised learning plans, course materials, and a mix of mail, phone, video and online communication to maintain a school community.
Often praised
- Personalised distance learning support
- Long-established distance education provider
- VET pathways in senior years
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College (Charters Towers) | Charters Towers | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.4 km | 965 | 379 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School (Charters Towers) | Charters Towers | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 952 | 431 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crow's Nest State School | Crows Nest | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 181 | 949 |
| Theodore State School | Theodore | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 150 | 947 |
| Bell State School | Bell | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 73 | 946 |
| Killarney P-10 State School | Killarney | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 131 | 946 |
| Allora P-10 State School | Allora | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 211 | 951 |
| Middlemount Community School | Middlemount | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 252 | 951 |
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.