Longreach School of Distance Education
Sir James Walker Drive, Longreach QLD 4730
Longreach School of Distance Education is a government combined primary and secondary school in Longreach, QLD from Prep to Year 10 with about 198 students. Its ICSEA is 977, 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 information about this school, drawn from its official website and regional tourism listings, describes a distance education provider serving isolated families across outback Queensland from Prep to Year 10. Its stated motto, "Effort Conquers Distance," reflects a vision of excellence in education for remote and isolated students, delivered through a virtual classroom model. The school also runs public tours of its campus, with proceeds supporting student resources, camps and mini-school gatherings, reflecting strong community and regional engagement.
Often praised
- Support for isolated and remote families
- Small class/teacher ratios
- Community-funded student camps and resources
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Longreach School of Distance Education on My School · Why some data is missing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nambour State College | Nambour | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,469 | 977 |
| Capalaba State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Capalaba | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,022 | 982 |
| Woodcrest State College | Springfield | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 1,709 | 971 |
| Taroom State School | Taroom | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 153 | 965 |
| Upper Coomera State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Upper Coomera | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,682 | 964 |
| Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education | Emerald | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 5,463 | 960 |
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.