Tambo State School
A Block, 20 Mitchell Street, Tambo QLD 4478
Tambo State School is a government combined primary and secondary school in Tambo, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 10 with about 54 students. Its ICSEA is 929, 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, Tambo State School is the only school in the remote township of Tambo, on Queensland's Matilda Highway in the Blackall-Tambo region. It teaches around 87 students from Kindergarten to Year 10, with local senior students continuing via Distance Education. The school sits on picturesque grounds under the motto "a sound mind in a sound body" and is closely tied to the town's grazing, local government and small-business community, which is described as having active sporting, cultural and educational groups.
Often praised
- close-knit rural community ties
- picturesque grounds
- only school in town
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herberton State School | Moomin | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 154 | 930 |
| Millmerran State School | Millmerran | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 239 | 928 |
| Babinda State School | Babinda | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 280 | 931 |
| Calen District State College | Calen | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 179 | 926 |
| Mundubbera State School | Mundubbera | Public k–12 / combined · K-10 | 193 | 933 |
| Kilkivan State School | Kilkivan | Public k–12 / combined · P-10 | 112 | 934 |
About this data
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