Mount Isa School of the Air
137-143 Abel Smith Parade, Pioneer QLD 4825
Mount Isa School of the Air is a government combined primary and secondary school in Pioneer, QLD from Prep to Year 10 with about 175 students. Its ICSEA is 1,009, 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 the school's own website and public directory listings, Mount Isa School of the Air is a government distance-education school in Pioneer, QLD, teaching eKindy to Year 10 students spread across a vast remote area of North West Queensland, from the Gulf of Carpentaria to Birdsville. It follows the Australian Curriculum via dedicated teaching studios and describes itself as guided by the values of excellence in outback education and being "a school of families," reflecting close ties with isolated households.
Often praised
- remote/outback distance education
- strong family-school community ties
- dedicated per-subject teaching studios
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NAPLAN
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnshaw State College | Banyo | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 803 | 1,010 |
| Redlynch State College | Redlynch | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,834 | 1,007 |
| Meridan State College | Meridan Plains | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 1,795 | 1,013 |
| North Lakes State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | North Lakes | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,407 | 1,018 |
| Whites Hill State College | Camp Hill | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 832 | 1,020 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education | Manunda | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 3,692 | 1,024 |
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.