Good Counsel Primary School
Innisfail · 1.0 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government primary and secondary school in Innisfail Estate
Innisfail State College
Innisfail State College is a government primary and secondary school for boys and girls, from Prep to Year 12, in Innisfail Estate, Queensland.
What Innisfail State College is like
It has 951 students (451 girls and 500 boys) and the equivalent of 89.5 full-time teachers, about 11 students for each teacher.
The school has more than one campus; the figures here are for the school as a whole.
As a government school it is run by the Queensland Department of Education. Tuition is free for Australian citizens and permanent residents, although schools usually ask for a voluntary contribution and charge for some materials and activities. Many government schools have a local enrolment area (catchment), and students who live inside it are guaranteed a place.
Its ICSEA value is 889, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
The nearest private school is Good Counsel Primary School, 1.0 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Innisfail Estate in one step.
Innisfail State College at a glance
- Students
- 951
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 47% / 53%
- 451 girls, 500 boys
- Teachers
- 89.5
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 10.6 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Prep to Year 12
- Catchment
- Check an address with EdMap (Queensland Government).
Students, staff and years: Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), School Profile 2025. Results are on My School, not here.
NAPLAN results and the school profile
Australian schools are not given inspection grades. Each school’s NAPLAN results, finances, attendance and student background are published by ACARA on My School: Innisfail State College on My School.
Government schools are reviewed by the Queensland Department of Education. Ask the school for its most recent annual report, which every Australian school publishes.
How to get a place
Enrol directly with the school. Most government schools have a local enrolment area: if you live inside it your child has a place, and families from outside can apply if there is room. Enrolment for Prep usually opens in the year before your child starts. See our guide to how school enrolment works.
The Queensland Department of Education explains who can enrol where and what to bring: Enrolling your child (Queensland Department of Education).
Common questions about Innisfail State College
- Is Innisfail State College a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Innisfail State College is a government primary and secondary school in Queensland. Its governing body is Queensland Department of Education.
- What years does Innisfail State College teach?
- Innisfail State College teaches Prep to Year 12, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Innisfail State College?
- Innisfail State College had 951 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 10.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Innisfail State College?
- Innisfail State College has an ICSEA value of 889, against a national average of 1000. ICSEA describes the educational advantage of the families a school serves, not the quality of the school; read it alongside the school's results on My School.
Private schools nearby
Private schools within 10 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Good Counsel College
Innisfail · 1.1 km
Years 7 to 12 · boys and girls
Radiant Life College
East Innisfail · 2.7 km
Prep to Year 10 · boys and girls
St Rita's School
South Johnstone · 10 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Other combined schools near Innisfail State College
Radiant Life College
East Innisfail · 2.7 km
Prep to Year 10 · boys and girls