Whitfield State School
42-74 McManus Street, Whitfield QLD 4870
Whitfield State School is a government primary school in Whitfield, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 774 students. Its ICSEA is 974, 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
Drawn from public online sources: Whitfield State School near Cairns is described as a safe, caring environment on a large site with ovals, gardens, a tropical rainforest plot, computer and science labs, library and performing arts centre. Its motto is "Each Striving for the Peak." It offers PEAK Academies and specialist programs in digital technologies, languages, music, drama, dance and physical education, plus international student enrolments and out of school hours care.
Often praised
- PEAK Academies
- Performing arts and technology
- Rainforest plot and labs
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 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: low. 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 Whitfield State School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Hill State School | Edge Hill | Public primary | 1.6 km | 1,016 | 864 |
| St Francis Xavier's School (Manunda) | Manunda | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 953 | 382 |
| Cairns West State School | Manunda | Public primary | 1.9 km | 784 | 481 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education | Manunda | Public k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,024 | 3,692 |
| Freshwater Christian College (Brinsmead) | Brinsmead | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.1 km | 1,041 | 562 |
| Mother of Good Counsel School (Cairns North) | Cairns North | Catholic primary | 3.2 km | 1,091 | 354 |
| Balaclava State School | Mooroobool | Public primary | 3.2 km | 797 | 381 |
| St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley (Redlynch) | Redlynch | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.3 km | 1,067 | 1,373 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Branyan Road State School | Branyan | Public primary · P-6 | 453 | 974 |
| Fernvale State School | Fernvale | Public primary · P-6 | 447 | 974 |
| Humpybong State School | Margate | Public primary · P-6 | 565 | 974 |
| Bray Park State School | Bray Park | Public primary · P-6 | 480 | 973 |
| Haigslea State School | Haigslea | Public primary · P-6 | 85 | 973 |
| Maroon State School | Maroon | Public primary · P-6 | 11 | 975 |
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.