Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Fifth Avenue, Parkside QLD 4825
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct is a government secondary school in Parkside, QLD for Years 7–12 with about 926 students across all campuses. Its ICSEA is 866, 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). Enrolments and staff cover all campuses of this school. Terms
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information describes Spinifex State College as a three-campus Mount Isa state secondary school, with its Junior Campus (Years 7-9) based in Parkside. The college emphasises tertiary preparation and vocational pathways, including TAFE partnerships and school-based apprenticeships and traineeships linked to Mount Isa Mines and local industry. It runs a year-level "school within a school" structure with dedicated pastoral leadership, plus a Pathways Program for students needing extra support, and an active Parent and Community (P&C) group.
Often praised
- strong industry/TAFE pathways
- dedicated pastoral year-level structure
- active parent community
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Catholic College (Mount Isa) | Mount Isa | Catholic high school | 1.6 km | 978 | 434 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air | Pioneer | Public k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,009 | 175 |
| Mount Isa Flexible Learning Centre (Sunset) | Sunset | Catholic high school | 3.5 km | 736 | 53 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Morgan State High School | Mount Morgan | Public high school · 7-12 | 230 | 869 |
| Heatley Secondary CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Heatley | Public high school · 7-12 | 715 | 862 |
| Pioneer State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Andergrove | Public high school · 7-12 | 536 | 875 |
| Woodridge State High School | Logan Central | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,088 | 856 |
| Woree State High School | Woree | Public high school · 7-12 | 750 | 854 |
| Charters Towers State High School | Charters Towers | Public high school · 7-12 | 303 | 879 |
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.