Charters Towers State High School
97-113 Towers Street, Charters Towers QLD 4820
Charters Towers State High School is a government secondary school in Charters Towers, QLD for Years 7–12 with about 303 students. Its ICSEA is 879, 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 State High School is a government secondary school (years 7-12) serving the Charters Towers community in regional Queensland. It operates in connection with the Dalrymple Trade Training Centre, offering vocational and trade pathways alongside standard junior and senior academic curriculum, and runs a dedicated special education program. The school is organised around a house system and maintains an active community presence, including regular principal updates and social media engagement with families.
Often praised
- trade training centre pathways
- special education program
- small student-teacher ratio
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackheath and Thornburgh College (Charters Towers) | Charters Towers | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.1 km | 965 | 379 |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education | Millchester | Public k–12 / combined | 1.4 km | 948 | 2,395 |
| Columba Catholic College (Hackett Tce, Charters Towers) | Charters Towers | Catholic high school | 2.6 km | 926 | 425 |
| All Souls St Gabriels School (Charters Towers) | Charters Towers | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater State High School | Blackwater | Public high school · 7-12 | 307 | 880 |
| Gordonvale State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gordonvale | Public high school · 7-12 | 623 | 883 |
| Pioneer State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Andergrove | Public high school · 7-12 | 536 | 875 |
| Mareeba State High School | Mareeba | Public high school · 7-12 | 721 | 886 |
| Innisfail State College | Innisfail Estate | Public high school · K-12 | 951 | 889 |
| Mount Morgan State High School | Mount Morgan | Public high school · 7-12 | 230 | 869 |
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.