List of schools in North Queensland
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This is a list of schools in the North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, and includes schools in North West Queensland. The region is centred on the coastal cities of Townsville and Mackay, and the inland city of Mount Isa. It includes the following local government areas:
- Shire of Burdekin
- Charters Towers Region
- Shire of Cloncurry
- Shire of Flinders
- Shire of Hinchinbrook
- Mackay Region
- Shire of Mckinlay
- City of Mount Isa
- Aboriginal Shire of Palm Island
- Shire of Richmond
- City of Townsville
- Whitsunday Region
Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of primary schools, which accommodated students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school.[1]
State schools
State primary schools
State high schools and colleges
Other state schools
This includes special schools (schools for disabled children) and schools for specific purposes.
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdekin School | Ayr | Burdekin | 1972 | |
| Charters Towers School of Distance Education | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | 1987 | |
| Cleveland Education and Training Centre | Belgian Gardens | Townsville | 1994 | For juvenile inmates. Formerly Cleveland School until Feb 2006 |
| Mackay District Special School | Beaconsfield | Mackay | 1987 | Formerly Kewarra until Aug 2002 |
| Townsville Community Learning Centre | Mundingburra | Townsville | 2002 |
Defunct state schools
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Closed | Coords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdmillan State School | Airdmillan | Burdekin | 1912 | 1986 | ||
| Aitkenvale Special School | Aitkenvale | Townsville | 1972 | 2001 | Merged into Townsville Community Learning Centre | |
| Ana Branch State School | Jarvisfield | Charters Towers | 1919 | 1964 | Described as "via Ayr" and "in the parish of Morrill" so referring to the anabranch of the Burdekin River. Ana Branch Road is in Jarvisfield.[93][94][95] | |
| Andromache Provisional School | Andromache | Whitsunday | circa 1891 | circa 1893 | Andromache Provisional School opened circa 1891 and closed circa 1893.[96] | |
| Andromache River Prosivional School | Andromache | Whitsunday | 1927 | 1928 | Andromache River Prosivional School opened in 1927 and closed in 1928.[96] | |
| Balfe's Creek State School | Balfes Creek (Campaspe) | Charters Towers | 1905 | 1967 | ||
| Ballara State School | Ballara(within Kuridala) | Cloncurry | 1919 | 1925 | Ballara (20.9458°S 139.9633°E) is the now abandoned ruins of a settlement that supported the Wee MacGregor Mine.[97][98][99] | |
| Balnagowan State School | Balnagowan | Mackay | 1950 | 1973 | 21.1226°S 149.0298°E | Located on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 12 Coxs Road.[100][101] |
| Bambaroo State School | Bambaroo | Hinchinbrook | 1924 | 2016 | 18.8679°S 146.1889°E | Located at 10 Bambaroo School Road.[102][103] The school's website has been archived.[104] |
| Beatrice Creek State School | via Pinnacle | Mackay | 1936 | c. 1971 | [105][106] | |
| Black Jack State School | Black Jack (now Broughton) | Charters Towers | 1887 | 1949 | approx 20.1362°S 146.2182°E | Located north of the Butler Blocks Mine to the east of Diamantina Road, now within the neighbouring locality of Broughton.[107][108] |
| Blue Mountain State School | Blue Mountain | Mackay | 1943 | 1963 | approx 21.5736°S 149.0254°E | Located on Blue Mountain Road.[109] |
| Bogie Range Provisional School | Bogie | Whitsunday Region | 1919 | 1922 | Originally known as Twenty-five Mile Camp Provisional School and Aberdeen Provisional School | |
| Bona Vista State School | Proserpine | Whitsunday | 1906 | 1964 | ||
| Bora Creek State School | 1916 | 1920 | Ravenswood area? Or possibly Captains Mountain near Milmerran?[110] | |||
| Braemeadows State School | Braemeadows | Hinchinbrook | 1928 | 1969 | 18.62953°S 146.26186°E | Located on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the southern side of Four Mile Road commencing at the junction with Robinos and extending eastwards .[111][112][113] |
| Brightley State School | Brightly | Mackay | 1925 | 1988 | 21.2588°S 148.9196°E | At 1843 Mirani Eton Road. The school building is now used as a private residence.[114][115] Note the spelling of the school name differs from the locality name |
| Brookville State School | via Ravenswood | 1901 | 1926 | |||
| Broughton Road Provisional School | near Millchester | Charters Towers | circa 1895 | circa 1896 | Broughton Road runs south-west from Millchester.[116] | |
| Broughton State School | Broughton near Charters Towers | Charters Towers | 1905 | 1930 | in the vicinity of 20.1118°S 146.4198°E | Opened as a provisional school in 1905,[117][118] becoming a state school in 1909. Closed due to low attendances in 1930.[119] The buildings were sold for removal in 1934.[120] The precise location of the school is unclear, but the mines which motivated its establishment were located in the Broughton township area immediately north of the Broughton River near its confluence with the Burdekin River.[121][122] |
| Burdekin Bridge Tent State School | near Ayr | Burdekin | 1912 | 1913 | In June 1912, approval was given for a tent school provided the Railway Department supplied the tent.[123] In November 1913, the teacher Miss Dean was reassigned to Gumlu State School.[124] The Railway Department were constructing a rail bridge over the Burdekin River near Ayr in 1912–1913; the tent school was presumably for the children of the railway workers living in a temporary camp by the bridge site. | |
| Burdekin Falls State School | Mount Wyatt | Whitsunday | 1984 | 1988 | ||
| Cameron's Pocket State School | Camerons Pocket (Calen) | Mackay | 1930 | 1958 | 20.9202°S 148.7278°E | Located at 375 Calen Mount Charlton Road.[125][126] |
| Cannon Vale Provisional School | Cannonvale | Whitsunday | 1892 | circa 1908 | Replaced by Cannon Valley State School at a different location.[127] | |
| Cannon Valley State School | Cannonvale | Whitsunday | 1910 | 1969 | 20.2890°S 148.6784°E | Located on the north-eastern corner of Shute Harbour Road and Abell Road.[128][129] Despite its name, it was not in present-day Cannon Valley. Replaced by Cannonvale State School at a different location. |
| Cape River State School | Pentland | Charters Towers | 1915 | 1938 | [130] | |
| Capeville State School | Capeville near Pentland | Charters Towers | circa 1895 | 1912 | Opened circa 1895 as Deep Lead Provision School near the Capeville pastoral run on the Cape River near Pentland.[119] Deep Lead was a gold mining area along the Cape River.[131] Became Deep Lead State School in September 1909.[132] Renamed Capeville State School in 1909 and then closed in 1912.[133] | |
| Charters Towers School of the Air | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | 1964 | 1973 | ||
| Cootharinga Special School | Castle Hill | Townsville | 1964 | 1986 | ||
| Cordelia State School | Cordelia | Hinchinbrook | 1918 | 1993 | 18.5964°S 146.2591°E | Located at 15 Cordelia School Road.[134] |
| Crediton State School | Crediton | Mackay | 1943 | 1968 | Crediton Provisional School opened on 18 October 1943. It became a State School in 1956 and closed in 1968. | |
| Crediton West State School | Crediton | Mackay | 1951 | 1961 | ||
| Crystal Creek State School | Crystal Creek | Whitsunday | 1916 | 1967 | Provisional until 1921; closed 1948, 1951–1956 | |
| Dalbeg State School | Dalbeg | Burdekin | 1955 | 1999 | 20.2708°S 147.2952°E | Located at 45–63 Delpratt Street.[135] |
| Dalrymple Heights State School | Dalrymple Heights | Mackay | 1937 | 1959 | 21.0983°S 148.5216°E | Located at 686 Dalrymple Road.[136][137] |
| Devereux/Devereaux Creek State School | Devereux Creek | Mackay | 1903 | 1970 | approx 21.12235°S 148.90707°E | Located on the northern side of Devereux Creek Road.[138][139] |
| Dittmer State School | Dittmer | Whitsunday | 1938 | 1965 | approx 20.4504°S 148.4031°E | Located at approx 11 Thorogood Street.[140] |
| Dobbyn State School | Three Rivers | Cloncurry | 1918 | 1954 | ||
| Dows Creek State School | Dows Creek | Mackay | 1895 | 2009 | 21.1041°S 148.7735°E | Located at 1081 Mount Ossa Road.[141] The school's website was archived.[142] |
| Duchess State School | Duchess | Cloncurry | 1911 | 1983 | ||
| Dumbleton State School | Dumbleton | Mackay | 1926 | 1949 | ||
| Dutton River State School | Dutton River | Flinders | 1972 | 1977 | approx 20.4334°S 143.8601°E | Located near the Charlotte Plains homestead.[143] |
| Elaroo State School | Elaroo (now Bloomsbury) | Whitsunday | 1936 | 1969 | 20.7874°S 148.6168°E | Elaroo Provisional School opened on 30 March 1936. It became Elaroo State School in 1955. It closed in 1969.[144][145] It was immediately south of the Elaroo railway station at 21 Wales Road.[146][147] |
| Etowri State School | Habana | Mackay | 1926 | 1953 | 21.04789°S 149.11483°E | Located at 108 Barcoo Road.[148][149][150][137] |
| Evolution State School | Ravenswood | Charters Towers | 1885 | 1921 | Originally known as Sandy Creek State School. | |
| Ewan State School | Ewan (now Paluma) | Townsville | 1907 | circa 1931 | Very little information available about this school. | |
| Foresthome State School | Foresthome | Hinchinbrook | 1935 | 1993 | 18.60682°S 146.20223°E | Located at 571 Halifax Road.[151][152] As at 2022, the school sign remains extant on the site.[153][154] |
| Foxdale State School | Foxdale | Whitsunday | 1904 | 1972 | ||
| Gainsford Homestead School | (now Basalt) | Charters Towers | 1942 | 1942 | Very little known about this school, which operated for a year in the Gainsford Homestead building at the old Dalrymple township site. It may have been a private school. | |
| Gilliat State School | Gilliat | Mckinlay | 1931 | 1942? | ||
| Grass Tree Provisional School | Grasstree Beach | Mackay | circa 1892 | 1905 | 21.36105°S 149.29597°E | Located on the north-eastern side of Haden Street.[155][156] |
| Greenvale Project No. 1 State School | Greenvale | Charters Towers | 1974 | 1974 | Opened 18 Feb 1974 and closed on 29 Mar 1974 | |
| Greenvale Project No. 2 State School | Greenvale | Charters Towers | 1972 | 1974 | ||
| Gunpowder State School | Gunpowder | Mount Isa | 1970 | 1999 | Closed 1982–1991 | |
| Guthalungra State School | Guthalungra | Whitsunday | 1948 | 1988 | 19.8333°S 147.7000°E | Provisional until 28 February 1957.[106] Located on the north side of the Bruce Highway in the town.[157][137] |
| Habana State School | Habana | Mackay | 1917 | 1960 | 21.03168°S 149.06852°E | Located at 863 Yakapari Road.[148][149][150]19.8333°S 147.7000°E |
| Hawkins Creek State School | Hawkins Creek | Hinchinbrook | 1912 | 2003 | 18.6122°S 146.0945°E | Sometimes written as Hawkin's Creek State School. Located at 18 Gortons Road.[158] |
| Helens Hill State School | Helens Hill | Hinchinbrook | 1931 | 2016 | 18.7690°S 146.1352°E | Located at 48388 Bruce Highway[159][137] The school's website was archived.[160] |
| Hermit Park Special School | Hermit Park | Townsville | 1979 | 1980 | ||
| Hermit Park State Infants' School | Hermit Park | Townsville | 1955 | 1993 | Merged into Hermit Park SS | |
| Hightville State School | Hightville (now in Kuridala) | Cloncurry | 1915 | 1920 | ||
| Hillside State School | near Sarina | 1909 | 1926 | |||
| Horseshoe Bay State School | Horseshoe Bay | Townsville (Offshore) | 1949 | 1972 | ||
| Idalia Provisional School | Idalia | Townsville | 1931 | 1939 | ||
| Ingham Special School | Ingham | Hinchinbrook | 1971 | 1992 | ||
| Inkerman State School | Inkerman | Burdekin | 1915 | 1974 | 19.7513°S 147.4935°E | Located at 22 Wallace Road.[161] |
| Inverdon Road State School | Bowen | Whitsunday | 1922 | 1955 | 19.9896°S 148.2119°E | Located at 174 Inverdon Road.[162][163][137] |
| Iona State School | Osborne | Burdekin | 1928 | 1963 | approx | Located on the north-west corner of Iona Road and Bapty Road.[164] |
| Iyah State School | Fredericksfield | Burdekin | 1920 | 1963 | 19.7102°S 147.4491°E | Located approximately at 13 Charlies Hill Road.[165][166] |
| Jaggan State School | Jaggan | Tablelands | 1918 | 1965 | [119] | |
| Kajabbi State School | Kajabbi | Cloncurry | 1919 | 1975 | ||
| Kalkadoon State High School | Pioneer | Mount Isa | 1977 | 2002 | 20.7223°S 139.5099°E | Located at 145–163 Abel Smith Parade. Merged with Mount Isa State High School to create Spinifex State College. The senior campus of the new college occupies the former Kalkadoon State High School site. Kalkadoon State High School's website has been archived.[167] |
| Kelsey Creek State School | Kelsey Creek | Whitsunday | 1895 | 1963 | Provisional until 1909 | |
| King's Gully State School | Broughton | Charters Towers | 1911 | 1932 | Kings Gully and Kings Gully Road are both in Broughton.[168][137] | |
| Kirk River State School | in western Ravenswood | Charters Towers | 1890 | 1944 | Kirk River and Kirk River Road are both in Ravenswood.[169][137] | |
| Koolamarra State School | Koolamarra (now Cloncurry) | Cloncurry | 1915 | 1971 | [170] | |
| Kungurri State School | Kungurri (now Dows Creek) | Mackay | 1932 | 1963 | [171] | |
| Kuridala State School | Kuridala | Cloncurry | 1901 | 1932 | formerly Friezland SS until 1920 | |
| Kynuna State School | Kynuna | McKinlay | 1899 | 1992 | ||
| Laburnum Grove Provisional School | near Sarina | 1915 | c.1941 | Originally named Middle Creek Provisional School | ||
| Lake Julius State School | Lake Julius | Mount Isa | 1973 | 1976 | ||
| Lannercost State School | Lannercost | Hinchinbrook | 1929 | 1962 | 18.6410°S 146.0299°E | Located on Lannercost Extension Road near the junction with Venables Crossing Road.[172][173] |
| Lethebrook State School | Lethebrook | Whitsunday | 1922 | 1964 | 20.53814°S 148.65007°E | Banana Pocket Provisional School opened on 25 May 1922. In 1926, it became Banana Pocket State School. In 1949, it was renamed Lethebrook State School. It closed on 15 June 1964.[174] It was at 7 Walsh Road.[175][176] |
| Liontown State School | Liontown (now Campaspe) | Charters Towers | 1906 | 1914 | [177][119] | |
| Long Pocket State School | Long Pocket (now in Lannercost) | Hinchinbrook | 1915 | 1994 | 18.5419°S 146.0194°E | Located at 2062 Abergowrie Road, now in Lannercost.[178] |
| Lower Gregory State School | in southern Gregory River | Whitsunday | 1922 | 1962 | [137] | |
| Lucinda Point State School | Lucinda | Hinchinbrook | 1896 | 2008 | 18.5306°S 146.3339°E | Originally opened Dungeness Provisional School in 1896, relocated to Lucinda Point in 1897 and renamed Lucinda Point Provisional School in 1898. Located at 20 Patterson Parade (corner Waring Street).[179] The school's website was archived.[180] |
| McDesme State School | McDesme | Burdekin | 1905 | 1965 | 19.61550°S 147.40058°E | McDesme Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909, it became McDesme State School. It closed circa 1964.[181] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site on the south-east corner of McDesme Road and Old Home Hill Road[182][183][184] |
| Mackay Central State Infants School | Mackay | Mackay | 1960 | 1968 | Merged with Mackay Central SS | |
| Mackay Special School | Mackay | Mackay | 1981 | 1997 | Merged with Kewarra Special | |
| Mackay West State Infants School | West Mackay | Mackay | 1956 | 1994 | 21.1517°S 149.1643°E | Split from and then merged back in Mackay West State School. Located at 364 Bridge Road.[185] |
| Macrossan State School | Macrossan (now Dotswood) | Charters Towers | 1884 | 1948 | Originally called Macrossan Bridge Provisional School from 1884 to 1903 then changed name to Burdekin Provisional School. In 1917 it took on its final name. | |
| Majors Creek State School | Majors Creek | Burdekin | 1933 | 2009 | 19.5985°S 146.9015°E | Located at 54 Majors Creek Road.[186] |
| Malbon State School | Malbon | Cloncurry | 1911 | 1969 | 21.0754°S 140.3019°E | The school was located at the southern end of town on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on Malbon Selwyn Road.[187] |
| Manton State School | Manton (now in Woodstock) | Townsville | 1903 | 1946 | 19.65338°S 146.83664°E | The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 4073 Burdekin Highway (now Flinders Highway in neighbouring Woodstock).[188][189][190] |
| Mary Kathleen State School | Mary Kathleen | Cloncurry | 1956 | 1983 | Opened on 9 July 1956 and closed on 24 June 1983.[191] | |
| Maxwelton State School | Maxwelton | Richmond | 1923 | 1989 | 20.7217°S 142.6816°E | Located in School Road.[192][137] The school building is now used as a house. |
| McKinlay State School | McKinlay | McKinlay | 1897 | 1986 | ||
| Melrose Provisional School | near Bowen | c.1877 | c.1896 | This school was located on the property of the same name, owned and operated by Sidney Yeates. It was a rough bark and slab structure with bark for a roof. | ||
| Mia Mia State School | Mia Mia | Mackay | 1899 | circa 1913 | The school building was relocated to a new site circa 1913.[193] | |
| circa 1913 | 1967 | 21.22383°S 148.81199°E | Located on the north of the bend in the Mia Mia Connection Road.[194][195][196] | |||
| Mingela State School | Mingela | Charters Towers | 1882 | 2002 | 19.8812°S 146.6336°E | Known as Ravenswood Junction until 1931.[106] Located at 33 Burdekin Street.[197][137] The school's website was archived.[198] |
| Mount Charlton State School | Mount Charlton | Mackay | 1931 | 2009 | 21.0222°S 148.7296°E | Located at 2342 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road.[199][200] The school's website was archived.[201] |
| Mount Chelona State School | near Sarina | 1937 | c.1941 | |||
| Mount Christian State School | Mount Christian (now Koumala) | Mackay | 1925 | 1968 | [202][203] | |
| Mount Cobalt State School | Selwyn | Cloncurry | 1924 | 1926 | Mount Cobalt was a mine in Selwyn.[204] | |
| Mount Coolon State School | Mount Coolon | Whitsunday | 1921 | 1967 | Provisional until May 1963 | |
| Mount Dalrymple State School | Dalrymple Heights | Mackay | 1904 | 1963 | ||
| Mount Isa State High School | Parkside | Mount Isa | 1953 | 2002 | 20.7348°S 139.4871°E | Located at 6–16 Fifth Avenue. Merged with Kalkadoon State High School to create Spinifex State College. The junior campus of the new college occupies the former Mount Isa State High School site. Mount Isa State High School's website has been archived.[205] |
| Mount Jukes State School | Mount Jukes | Mackay | 1926 | 1967 | ||
| Mount Leyshon State School | Mount Leyshon (now Seventy Mile) | Charters Towers | 1890 | c.1940? | [206] | |
| Mount Marlow State School | Mount Marlow | Whitsunday | 1900 | 1954 | ||
| Mount Martin State School | Mount Martin | Mackay | 1906 | 1961 | ||
| Mount Ossa State School | Mount Ossa | Mackay | 1938 | 1970 | 20.9582°S 148.8344°E | In 1938, the Silent Grove Provisional School closed, being replaced by the Mount Ossa State School. Located on Mount Ossa School Road.[207] |
| Mount Pelion State School | Mount Pelion | Mackay | 1924 | 1970 | 20.9298°S 148.8143°E | Provisional until Aug 1926. Located about 19 Bogga Road.[208][209] |
| Mount Proserpine State School | Conway | Whitsunday | 1938 | 1963 | [210] | |
| Mount Surround State School | Mount Surround | Burdekin | 1932 | 1968 | approx 19.51717°S 147.05708°E | Located on the northern corner of Reed Beds Road and Piralko Road.[211][212] |
| Munbura State School | Munbura | Mackay | 1920 | 1971 | approx 21.34243°S 149.14500°E | Munbura State School opened on 16 August 1920.[213] It closed in December 1971.[214] It was on the eastern side of Boyds Road, south of the railway station.[215][216] |
| Mundingburra Special School | Mundingburra | Townsville | 1981 | 2001 | Formerly Mundingburra South until Jan 1987. Merged into Townsville Community Learning Centre | |
| Narpi State School | Narpi (now Kuttabul) | Mackay | 1926 | 2005 | 20.9998°S 148.8753°E | Located at 69 Narpi Road.[217][218][219][220] |
| Nelia State School | Nelia | McKinlay | 1926 | 1960 | ||
| Netherdale State School | Netherdale | Mackay | 1914 | 1963 | ||
| Nindaroo State School | Nindaroo (now in Richmond) | Mackay | 1899 | 1963 | 21.08220°S 149.14186°E | Located at 1 Boveys Road, corner of Mackay Habana Road, now within neighbouring Richmond.[150][149][137] |
| Nonda State School | Nonda | Richmond | 1925 | 1975 | 20.6813°S 142.4857°E | Located in Corella Street.[221][137] |
| Norwood State School | Norwood (now in Pentland) | Charters Towers | 1920 | 1952 | [222] | |
| O'Connell River State School | Yalboroo | Mackay | 1937 | 1960 | 20.8632°S 148.6196°E | Located to the west of the junction of Cathu O'Connell Road and Frys Road.[125][126] |
| Oolbun State School | Oolbun (now Nome) | Townsville | 1917 | c.1932 | Very little information available about this school. | |
| Oona State School | Oona (now Three Rivers) | Cloncurry | c.1917 | c.1920 | Very little information available about this school. | |
| Owens Creek State School | Owens Creek | Mackay | 1913 | 1967 | Provisional until 1918 | |
| Palm Grove State School | Palm Grove | Whitsunday | 1916 | 1951 | 20.40534°S 148.70014°E | Palm Groves State School opened on 14 August 1916, but closed in 1918 due to low student numbers. On 27 January 1926, it reopened.[223] In 1933, the name was changed to Palm Grove State School. It closed permanently in December 1951.[224][225] It was at 287 Saltwater Creek Road.[226][227] |
| Paluma State School | Paluma | Townsville/Charters Towers | 1950 | 1968 | Originally opened as Paluma Temporary School, it became a State School in 1952. Has been confused with Running River State School, but they are separate schools (see Running River State School below) | |
| Pandanus Creek State School | north-western Ravenswood | Charters Towers | 1908 | 1926 | Pandanus Creek is a tributary of the Kirk River in north-western Ravenswood.[228][229][137] | |
| Peacock Siding State School | Peacock Siding | Hinchinbrook | 1929 | 1949 | approx 18.67945°S 145.99947°E | Stonevale State School opened on 4 February 1929 under teacher Miss Gay.[230] Circa 1937, it was renamed Peacock Siding State School. It closed in 1949.[231] It was on the eastern side of Stone River Road.[232] |
| Picnic Bay State School | Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island | Townsville (Offshore) | 1917 | 1970 | 19.177°S 146.8395°E | Known as Magnetic Island State School until September 1925. At 11–15 Granite Street. Later used as the Magnetic Island Craft Shop and the Magnetic Island Museum.[233] |
| Pleystowe State School | Pleystowe | Mackay | 1896 | 1914 | Pleystowe Provisional School opened on 15 April 1896 on a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site on the Green Nob. The site was described as "a most imposing one for a school and the view from the crest of the Nob and the exhilarating breeze one gets on reaching it well repays for the little climb".[234][235][236] | |
| 1914 | 1961 | approx 21.14340°S 149.02604°E | In 1914, it was decided to relocate and enlarge the school.[237][238][239] The school was on the south-western corner of the Mackay-Eungella Road and Pleystowe School Road.[240][241] | |||
| Plane Creek West State School | West Plane Creek (now Sarina) | Mackay | 1900 | 1969 | Plane Creek, Upper Provisional School opened 19 February 1900 and became Plane Creek, Upper State school in 1909. In 1928 the school name was changed to Plane Creek, West (later without comma before West) and the school closed in 1969. | |
| Pumping Station State School | Breddan | Charters Towers | 1898 | 1936 | ||
| Quamby State School | Quamby | Cloncurry | 1924 | 1969 | ||
| Queenton State School | Queenton | Charters Towers | 1891 | 1931 | ||
| Rangemore State School | Rangemore | Burdekin | 1913 | 1962 | ||
| Reid River State School | Reid River | Townsville (R) | 1948 | 1966 | ||
| Riordan Vale State School | Riordanvale | Whitsunday | 1939 | 1963 | 20.2905°S 148.6463°E | Riordan Vale Provisional School opened on 22 May 1939. It became Riordan Vale State School in 1955. It closed in 1963.[242][243] It was at 333 Riordanvale Road.[244][245][246] |
| Ripple Creek State School | Ripple Creek (now in Bemerside) | Hinchinbrook | 1893 | 1995 | 18.5796°S 146.2053°E | Located on Fulton Drive.[247][248] |
| Rise and Shine State School | Rise and Shine (now Yalboroo) | Mackay | 1936 | 1963 | 20.8888°S 148.6628°E | Located at 2 Watson and Boyds Road (corner Holds Road).[207][249] |
| Rita Island State School | Rita Island | Burdekin | 1920 | 1967 | ||
| Rishton State School | Rishton (now Dotswood) | Charters Towers | 1884 | 1891 | Rishton was the area on the eastern bank of the Burdekin River where it is cross by the Burdekin River Rail Bridge. It was renamed Oombabia in 1890.[250] It is now the south-western corner of Dotswood.[251] | |
| Rochford State School | Rochford (now Ravenswood) | Charters Towers | 1892 | 1921 | [252] | |
| Running River State School | Hidden Valley (now Paluma) | Townsville/Charters Towers | 1946 | 1994 | 18.9777°S 146.0262°E | Closed in 1949 and opened again in 1954. Closed in 1963 and opened in 1965. Closed in 1974 and opened in 1978. Finally closed in 1994. Located at 28 Furber Road (also known as Breakaway Road and Ewan Road) in Paluma; it was a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site with a frontage onto Running River.[253][254] |
| Sandiford State School | Sandiford | Mackay | 1908 | 1992 | 21.24761°S 149.09981°E | Located at 517 Homebush Road.[255] As at 2008, the school building was still on the site.[256] |
| Sellheim State School | Sellheim | Charters Towers | 1889 | 1939 | approx 20.0068°S 146.4156°E | Located on the eastern side of School Street close to the junction with the Flinders Highway.[257] |
| Septimus State School | Septimus | Mackay | 1904 | 1999 | 21.2043°S 148.7642°E | Located at 888–892 Gargett Mia Mia Road.[258][259][260] |
| Silent Grove Provisional School | Mount Charlton | Mackay | 1928 | 1938 | Closed to establish Mount Ossa State School. | |
| Silent Grove Upper State School | Mount Charlton | Mackay | 1936 | circa 1964 | 20.9891°S 148.7684°E | Located at 2948 Mirani-Mount Ossa Road.[125] |
| Shirbourne State School | Shirbourne | Burdekin | 1931 | 1970 | 19.5567°S 147.0853°E | Located at 628 Shirbourne Road .[261][262] |
| Stamford State School | Stamford | Flinders | 1984 | 2013 | 21.2658°S 143.8083°E | Stamford State School opened on 23 January 1984.[263] It closed on Located at 5 Marathon Stamford Road.[264] The school's website was partially archived.[265] |
| Stone State School | Upper Stone | Hinchinbrook | 1909 | 1993 | 18.7251°S 145.9623°E | Located at 1887 Stone River Road.[266][267] |
| Strathdickie State School | Strathdickie | Whitsunday | 1906 | 1962 | 20.3284°S 148.6058°E | Strathdickie Provisional School opened on 25 June 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Strathdickie State School. It closed on 1 June 1962.[268] It was at 869–875 Gregory Cannon Valley Road.[269][270][271][272] |
| Stuart State School | Stuart | Townsville | 1901 | 2013 | 19.34793°S 146.84179°E | Originally called Stewart's Creek, renamed Stuart in 1939. Located at 10 Dwyer Street. Its website was partially archived.[273] |
| Sunnyside State School | Sunnyside | Mackay | 1896 | 1911 | approx 21.3465°S 149.0812°E | Scrubby Mount Provisional School opened on 3 February 1896. On 1 January 1909, it became Scrubby Mount State School. It was near the intersection of Sarina-Homebush Road and Marwood-Sunnyside Road.[274] |
| 1911 | 1960 | approx 21.3679°S 149.0950°E | In 1911, the school was relocated to a new site and, in 1912, it was renamed Sunnyside State School.[275][276][277] It closed on 31 December 1960.[278][279] Sunnyside State School was on western side of Sarina-Homebush Road.[280][281] | |||
| Sybil Creek State School | Owens Creek | Mackay | 1921 | 1965 | Sybil Creek runs north of Cattle Creek in Owens Creek.[282] | |
| Te Kowai State School | Te Kowai | Mackay | 1883 | 1968 | 21.1659°S 149.1273°E | Located at 5 Te Kowai Foulden Road.[283][284][137] |
| The Leap State School | The Leap | Mackay | 1893 | 1969 | 21.0700°S 149.00847°E | Located at 2105 Maraju Yakapari Road.[285][286] |
| The Monument State School | The Monument | Cloncurry | 1976 | 1994 | ||
| Torrens Creek State School | Torrens Creek | Flinders | 1891 | 1991 | 20.7673°S 145.0198°E | Located at 2 Bedford Street.[287][137] |
| Torsdale Farm Provisional School | near Mackay | 1919 | 1920 | Was a half-time school in conjunction with Torsdale Station Provisional School. Should not be confused with Torsdale Farm Provisional School, later known as Torsdale Farm State School, near Biloela, which opened in 1935 and changed name in 1944 to Prospect Creek State School. | ||
| Torsdale Station Provisional School | near Mackay | 1919 | 1920 | Was a half-time school in conjunction with Torsdale Farm Provisional School. | ||
| Townsville Hospital Special School | North Ward | Townsville | 1974 | 1994 | Townsville Hospital is located in North Ward. | |
| Townsville West Special School | West End | Townsville | 1958 | 1992 | ||
| Ukalunda State School | Mount Wyatt | Whitsunday | 1903 | 1924 | [288] | |
| Victoria Park State Infants School | Mackay | Mackay | 1970 | 1994 | Merged with Victoria Park State School | |
| Wagoora State School | Wagoora (now Pindi Pindi) | Mackay | 1949 | 1963 | 20.8460°S 148.7058°E | Located at 5 Foxs Road.[289] |
| Walluma State School | 1900 | 1912 | Originally known as Gregory State School. There is a Gregory parish and a Wallum Creek in Farnsfield.[290][291] | |||
| Windermere State School | Cannon Valley | Whitsunday | 1922 | 1942 | 20.3235°S 148.6539°E | Located on the south-eastern corner of Shute Harbour Road and Cannon Valley Road.[292][293] |
| Whitewood State School | Whitewood (now Stamford) | Flinders | 1961 | 1970 | Whitewood is now in Stamford.[294] | |
| Yalboroo State School | Yalboroo | Mackay | 1927 | 2000 | 20.8365°S 148.6498°E | Originally opened as Yalboroo Siding Provisional School.[295] Located at 6885 Bruce Highway.[296] |
| Yuruga State School | Yuruga | Hinchinbrook | 1919 | 1994 | 18.8353°S 146.1552°E | Opened as Waterview State School, renamed Yuruga State School in 1930. Located at 20 Yuruga School Road.[297][298] |
Private schools
Catholic schools
In Queensland, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by religious institutes, but with the decrease in membership of these institutes, together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process which completed by approximately 1990.
Within the region, schools in the Mackay Region are administered by Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Rockhampton, which was established in 1966 and was the first Catholic Education Office (CEO) in Queensland. All others are administered by the Catholic Education Office, Diocese of Townsville. Both are supported by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission, which is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.
| Name | Suburb | LGA | M/F/Co-ed | Years | Opened | Coords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burdekin Catholic High School | Ayr | Burdekin | Co-ed | 7–12 | 1974 | ||
| Catherine McAuley College | Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | 7–12 | 2022 | ||
| Columba Catholic College | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Co-ed | P–12 | 1998 | ||
| Emmanuel Catholic Primary School | Mount Pleasant | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 1983 | P–10 until 1994 | |
| Gilroy Santa Maria College | Ingham | Hinchinbrook | Co-ed | 7–12 | 1973 | 18.6445°S 146.1555°E | Merger of Gilroy (boys) and Santa Maria (girls). At 17 Chamberlain Street.[299] |
| Good Shepherd Catholic College | Menzies | Mount Isa | Co-ed | 7–12 | 1985 | 20.7220°S 139.4945°E | Merger of St Kieran's (boys) and San Jose (girls). On the corner of Mary and Camooweal Streets.[300] |
| Good Shepherd Catholic Community School | Rasmussen | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | 1996 | ||
| Holy Spirit Catholic School | Cranbrook | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | 1969 | 19.3021°S 146.7556°E | On Hatchett Street.[301] |
| Holy Spirit College | Mount Pleasant | Mackay | Co-ed | 7–12 | 1995 | Formerly part of Emmanuel College | |
| Ignatius Park College | Cranbrook | Townsville | M | 7–12 | 1969 | 19.2995°S 146.7572°E | At 368-384 Ross River Road.[302] |
| MacKillop Catholic Primary School | Andergrove | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 1995 | ||
| Marian Catholic School | Currajong | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | 1988 | ||
| Mary Help of Christians Catholic College | Shaw | Townsville | Co-ed | 7-12 | 2025 | 19.2902°S 146.7012°E | At 1 Bishop Putney Avenue.[303] |
| Mount Isa Flexible Learning Centre | Mount Isa | Mount Isa | Co-ed | 7–12 | Operated by Edmund Rice Foundation. | ||
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School | Ingham | Hinchinbrook | Co-ed | P–6 | 1914 | 18.6538°S 146.1592°E | At 18 Abbott Street.[304] |
| Ryan Catholic College | Kirwan | Townsville | Co-ed | P–12 | 1979 | ||
| Southern Cross Catholic College | Annandale | Townsville | Co-ed | P–12 | 1998 | ||
| St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Sarina | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 1925 | ||
| St Anthony's Catholic College | Deeragun | Townsville | Co-ed | P–12 | 1992 | ||
| St Benedict's Catholic School | Shaw | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | |||
| St Brendan's Catholic Primary School | Rural View | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 2015 | 21.0527°S 149.1608°E | At 799 Mackay-Bucasia Road.[305] |
| St Catherine's College | Proserpine | Whitsunday | Co-ed | primary | 1925–2012 | 20.4039°S 148.5857°E | Opened as a primary school in 1925 as St Catherine's Catholic School on the northern side of Marathon Street, opposite Telia Street.[306] |
| Co-ed | P-12 | 2012- | 20.4105°S 148.5899°E | In 2012, the school relocated to a new larger campus known as St Catherine's Catholic College, enabling the school to provide secondary education.[307] At 96 Renwick Road.[308] | |||
| St Clare's Catholic School | Burdell | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | 2011 | 19.2577°S 146.7044°E | On Burdell Drive.[309] |
| St Colman's School | Home Hill | Burdekin | Co-ed | P–6 | 1927 | ||
| St Francis's School | Ayr | Burdekin | Co-ed | P–6 | 1912 | ||
| St Francis's School | Hughenden | Flinders | Co-ed | P–6 | 1900 | 20.8461°S 144.2020°E | At 8 Flinders Street.[310] |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School | West Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 1935 | ||
| St John Bosco's School | Collinsville | Whitsunday | Co-ed | P–6 | 1936 | ||
| St John's Catholic School | Walkerston | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 1924 | ||
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | North Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 1936 | 21.1226°S 149.1868°E | At 4 Canberra Street.[311] |
| St Joseph's Catholic School | Mundingburra | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | 1924 | ||
| St Joseph's Catholic School | Cloncurry | Cloncurry | Co-ed | P–9 | 1908 | ||
| St Joseph's Primary School | Parkside | Mount Isa | Co-ed | P–6 | 1932 | ||
| St Joseph's School | North Ward | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | 1873 | ||
| St Kieran's Primary School | Pioneer | Mount Isa | Co-ed | P–6 | 1985 | Merger of two earlier schools | |
| St Margaret Mary's College | Hyde Park | Townsville | F | 7–12 | 1963 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | South Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | P–6 | 1924 | ||
| St Mary's Catholic School | Bowen | Whitsunday | Co-ed | P–6 | 1872 | ||
| St Michael's Catholic School | Palm Island | Palm Island | Co-ed | P–6 | 1945 | ||
| St Patrick's College | Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | 7–12 | 1929 | Formerly St Patrick's CBC until 1986 | |
| St Patrick's College | North Ward | Townsville | F | 7–12 | 1904 | ||
| St Peter's Catholic School | Halifax | Hinchinbrook | Co-ed | P–6 | 1927 | Formerly St Theresa's Convent until 1969 | |
| St Teresa's College | Abergowrie | Hinchinbrook | M | 7–12 | 1933 | 18.4803°S 145.8995°E | At 3819 Abergowrie Road.[312] |
| Townsville Flexible Learning Centre | West End | Townsville | Co-ed | 7–12 | 2006 | Alternative, Operated by Edmund Rice Foundation. |
Independent schools
| Name | Suburb | LG | M/F/Co-ed | Years | Category | Opened | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls St Gabriel's School | Richmond Hill | Charters Towers | Co-ed | P–12 | Anglican | 1990 | Merger of All Souls School and St Gabriel's School | |
| Annandale Christian College | Annandale | Townsville | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian | 1982 | ||
| Blackheath & Thornburgh College | Richmond Hill | Charters Towers | Co-ed | P–12 | Uniting | 1978 | Merger of Blackheath College and Thornburgh College | |
| Burdekin Christian College | Ayr | Burdekin | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian | 1982 | ||
| Calvary Christian College | Mount Louisa | Townsville | Co-ed | P–12 | Assembly of God | 1978 | ||
| Carinity Education | Condon | Townsville | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian Aboriginal | 1992 | Alternative, Formerly Shalom Christian College | |
| Carlisle Adventist College | Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | P–12 | Adventist | 1951–2005 | In Mackay.[313] | |
| Beaconsfield | 2006- | 21.1006°S 149.1644°E | At 17 Holts Road.[314][313] | |||||
| Eaton College | Mount Louisa | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | Assembly of God | 2023 | Special School. | |
| Enkindle Village School | Douglas | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | Independent | |||
| Hinchinbrook Christian School | Ingham | Hinchinbrook | Co-ed | P–10 | Baptist | 1984 | 18.6387°S 146.1676°E | At 77 Halifax Road.[315] |
| Kutta Mulla Gorinna Special Assistance School | Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | 7–12 | Special School. | |||
| Mackay Christian College | North Mackay | Mackay | Co-ed | P–5 | Christian | 1984 | 21.1139°S 149.1772°E | Prep-5 campus at 17 Ambrose Way.[316] |
| 6–12 | 21.1150°S 149.1824°E | Years 6-12 campus at 9 Quarry Street.[316] | ||||||
| Mungalla Silver Lining School | Cluden | Townsville | Co-ed | 7-12 | Aboriginal | |||
| Riverside Adventist Christian School | Aitkenvale | Townsville | Co-ed | P–6 | Adventist | 1967 | ||
| Silver Lining School | Co-ed | Aboriginal | ||||||
| Tec-NQ | Douglas | Townsville | Co-ed | 10–12 | Independent | 2007 | Formerly Australian Technical College – North Queensland. | |
| The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James | Townsville CBD | Townsville | Girls | P–12 | Anglican | 1917–1958 | Opened as St Anne's Church of England School for Girls in Walker Street on the site of the current Townsville City Council building until 1958.[317] | |
| Mundingburra | Co-ed | 1958– | 19.2958°S 146.7790°E | Relocated to Mundingburra where it expanded into a full co-educational school and was renamed The Cadredral School of St Anne and St James.[317] At 154–182 Ross River Road.[318][319] | ||||
| Townsville Christian College | Garbutt | Townsville | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian | 2007 | Affiliated with Life Church Townsville | |
| Townsville Grammar School | North Ward | Townsville | Co-ed | 7–12 | Independent | 1888 | 19.25171°S 146.80628°E | The North Ward campus has the secondary (7–12) facilities at 45 Paxton Street.[320] |
| Annandale | Pre-Prep–6 | 1997 | 19.31597°S 146.79382°E | The Annandale campus was the first of the school's two primary (Pre-Prep–6) facilities at 1 Brazier Drive.[321] | ||||
| Burdell | Pre-Prep–6 | 2015 | 19.2525°S 146.7045°E | The North Shore campus was the second of the school's two primary (Pre-Prep–6) facilities on the corner of Erskine Place and North Shore Boulevard.[322][323] | ||||
| Whitsunday Anglican School | Beaconsfield | Mackay | Co-ed | P–12 | Anglican | 1988 | ||
| Whitsunday Christian College | Cannonvale | Whitsunday | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian | 1997 | 20.2889°S 148.6747°E | At 26 Paluma Road.[324] |
Defunct private schools
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Years | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Souls' School | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Anglican Boys | P–12 | 1920 | 1990 | Merged into All Souls St Gabriel's School. |
| Blackheath College | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Methodist/Presbyterian Girls | P–12 | 1920 | 1978 | Merged into Blackheath and Thornburgh College. |
| Blessed Edmund Campion College | Ayr | Burdekin | Catholic | high | 1953 | 1974 | Merged into St Francis Xavier High School. |
| Canossa Primary School | Trebonne | Hinchinbrook | Catholic | Primary | 1951 | 2013 | |
| Gilroy College | Ingham | Hinchinbrook | Catholic boys | High | 1949 | 1972 | Merged into Gilroy Santa Maria College |
| Heritage High School | Townsville | Townsville | ? | High | 1978 | 1989 | |
| Holy Family Primary School | Gulliver | Townsville | Catholic | Primary | 1952 | 1987 | Merged into The Marian School |
| Immaculate Heart of Mary School | Marian | Mackay | Catholic | Primary | 1924 | 1989 | |
| Mercy College | Mackay | Mackay | Catholic Girls/Co-ed | High | 1930 | 2022 | Formerly Our Lady of Mercy College until 1986. Merged into St Patrick's College, Mackay |
| Mount Carmel College | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Catholic boys | High | 1902 | 1997 | Merged into Columba Catholic College |
| Mount Isa Christian College | Mount Isa | Mount Isa | Independent | High | 1981 | 2008 | |
| Our Lady's Mount College | Townsville | Townsville | Catholic boys | High | 1911 | 1970 | Moved and became Ignatius Park College |
| San Jose Secondary School | Mount Isa | Mount Isa | Catholic girls | Secondary | 1964 | 1984 | Merged into Good Shepherd Catholic College |
| St Columba's Primary School | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Catholic | Primary | 1876 | 1997 | Merged into Columba Catholic College |
| St Gabriel's School | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Anglican Girls | P–12 | 1921 | 1990 | Merged into All Souls St Gabriel's School. |
| St John Fisher Christian Brothers College | Currajong | Townsville | Catholic boys | Primary | 1952 | 1987 | Merged into The Marian School |
| St Joseph's School | Giru | Burdekin | Catholic | Primary | 1944 | 1998 | |
| St Joseph's School | Julia Creek | McKinlay | Catholic | Primary | 1955 | 1995 | |
| St Kieran's Christian Brothers College | Mount Isa | Mount Isa | Catholic boys | Secondary | 1960 | 1984 | Merged into Good Shepherd Catholic College |
| St Margaret Mary's Primary School | Hermit Park | Townsville | Catholic girls | Primary | 1936 | 1987 | Merged into The Marian School |
| St Mary's College | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Catholic girls | High | 1882 | 1997 | Merged into Columba Catholic College |
| St Mary's School | West End | Townsville | Catholic | Primary | 1888 | 1995 | Merged into The Marian School |
| Santa Maria College | Ingham | Hinchinbrook | Catholic girls | High | 1949 | 1972 | Merged into Gilroy Santa Maria College |
| Stella Maris College | Bowen | Whitsunday | Catholic girls | High | 1885 | 1971 | |
| Townsville Christian Academy | Townsville | Townsville | Ind. Christian | Primary | 1983 | 1991 | |
| Thornburgh College | Charters Towers | Charters Towers | Methodist/Presbyterian Boys | P–12 | 1919 | 1978 | Merged into Blackheath and Thornburgh College. |