Kowanyama State School
345 Kowanyama Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
Kowanyama State School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Kowanyama, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 10 with about 163 students. Its ICSEA is 687, 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 online sources, Kowanyama State School is a government Kindergarten to Year 10 school serving a remote Indigenous community on the Gulf of Carpentaria in Far North Queensland, roughly 600km northwest of Cairns. With around 220 students, the school describes itself as a friendly, welcoming community guided by its motto "Respect learning, Respect community, Respect culture." It operates in a genuinely isolated setting, with wet-season access limited to air travel, and maintains published governance documents including an Annual Report and Investing for Success plan.
Often praised
- strong community and cultural focus
- welcoming, close-knit community
- clear school values and governance
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrabah State School | Yarrabah | Public k–12 / combined · K-10 | 405 | 688 |
| Northern Peninsula Area State College | Bamaga | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 563 | 681 |
| Aurukun State School | Aurukun | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 227 | 694 |
| Cunnamulla P-12 State School | Cunnamulla | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 129 | 697 |
| Bwgcolman Community School | Palm Island | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 315 | 675 |
| Normanton State School | Normanton | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 149 | 702 |
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.