Mother of Good Counsel School
Cairns North · 5.4 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
Government primary school in Machans Beach
Machans Beach State School
Machans Beach State School is a government primary school for boys and girls, from Prep to Year 6, in Machans Beach, Queensland.
What Machans Beach State School is like
It has 135 students (75 girls and 60 boys) and the equivalent of 8.8 full-time teachers, about 15 students for each teacher.
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 944, 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 Mother of Good Counsel School, 5.4 km away. You can enquire with private schools near Machans Beach in one step.
Machans Beach State School at a glance
- Students
- 135
- 2025
- Girls and boys
- 56% / 44%
- 75 girls, 60 boys
- Teachers
- 8.8
- full-time equivalent
- Students per teacher
- 15.3 to 1
- not the same as class size
- Years
- Prep to Year 6
- 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: Machans Beach State School 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 Machans Beach State School
- Is Machans Beach State School a government, Catholic or independent school?
- Machans Beach State School is a government primary school in Queensland. Its governing body is Queensland Department of Education.
- What years does Machans Beach State School teach?
- Machans Beach State School teaches Prep to Year 6, for boys and girls.
- How many students are enrolled at Machans Beach State School?
- Machans Beach State School had 135 students in 2025, according to ACARA. That is about 15.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, which is not the same as class size.
- What is the ICSEA value of Machans Beach State School?
- Machans Beach State School has an ICSEA value of 944, 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 7.6 km. You can enquire with several at once.
Freshwater Christian College
Brinsmead · 5.9 km
Prep to Year 12 · boys and girls
Peace Lutheran College
Kamerunga · 6.5 km
Prep to Year 12 · boys and girls
Newman Catholic College
Smithfield · 6.8 km
Years 7 to 10 · boys and girls
Holy Cross School
Trinity Park · 7.1 km
Prep to Year 6 · boys and girls
St Andrew's Catholic College Redlynch Valley
Redlynch · 7.6 km
Prep to Year 12 · boys and girls
Other primary schools near Machans Beach State School
No other schools of this type within about 3 km.