List of schools in Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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This is a list of schools in the Shire of Noosa (Noosa) and the Sunshine Coast Region (Sunshine Coast) of Queensland, Australia, including both the urban areas and surrounding hinterland. 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 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 | Website | Coords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currimundi Special School | Dicky Beach | Sunshine Coast | 1984 | Website | 26°46′40″S 153°08′09″E / 26.7779°S 153.1359°E | [4] |
| Palmview State Special School | Palmview | Sunshine Coast | 2021 | Website | 26°44′33″S 153°04′25″E / 26.7424°S 153.0736°E | P–12 school at 49 College Drive.[25][26] |
| Nambour Special School | Burnside | Sunshine Coast | 1977 | Website | 26°37′58″S 152°56′45″E / 26.6329°S 152.9458°E | [4] |
Defunct state schools
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Closed | Coords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belli Park State School | Belli Park | Sunshine Coast | 1908 | 1963 | ||
| Bellthorpe State School | Bellthorpe | Sunshine Coast | 1919 | 1969 | ||
| Bellthorpe West State School | Bellthorpe West | Sunshine Coast | 1953 | 1969 | ||
| Black Mountain State School | Black Mountain | Noosa | 1913 | 1961 | 26°25′19″S 152°50′48″E / 26.4219°S 152.8466°E | Located at 482 Black Mountain Road.[27][28][29][2] |
| Bokarina State School | Bokarina | Sunshine Coast | 1987 | 2006 | Merged with Kawana Waters SHS | |
| Booroobin State School | Booroobin | Sunshine Coast | 1919 | 1953 | ||
| Boreen Junction State School | Boreen Point | Noosa | 1898 | 1947 | ||
| Cambroon State School | Cambroon | Sunshine Coast | 1923 | 1944 | 26°38′33″S 152°41′15″E / 26.64263°S 152.68739°E | Located on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 1038 Eastern Mary River Road.[30][31] In 1949, tenders were called to remove the school building and re-erect it at Wamuran State School.[32] |
| Commissioners Flat State School | Commissioners Flat | Sunshine Coast | ? | 1977 | ||
| Coochin Creek State School | Coochin Creek | Sunshine Coast | 1952 | 1962 | ||
| Coolabine State School | Coolabine | Sunshine Coast | 1928 | 1956 | 26°36′08″S 152°46′13″E / 26.6022°S 152.7702°E | At 268 Coolabine Road.[33] |
| Cooloolabin State School | Cooloolabin | Sunshine Coast | 1915 | 1962 | approx 26°33′19″S 152°53′45″E / 26.5552°S 152.8959°E | Located on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site at the western end of Cooloolabin Road.[34][35] |
| Cooloothin Creek State School | Ringtail Creek / Cootharaba | Noosa | 1915 | 1936 | approx 26°18′30″S 152°58′06″E / 26.3082°S 152.9682°E | Cooloothin Creek Provisional School opened on 16 August 1915. On 1 May 1929 it became a State School. It closed in 1936.[36] It was on the corner of Mckinnon Drive and Boreen Point Road (now Louis Bazzo Drive).[37] |
| Cooroy West State School | Cooroy | Noosa | 1911 | 1962 | ||
| Cootharaba Lake State School | Cootharaba | Noosa | 1909 | 1943 | 26°15′53″S 152°58′16″E / 26.2647°S 152.9712°E | Located on the corner of Lakes Flat Road and Kidleys Road.[37][38][39][2] |
| Cootharaba Road State School | Cootharaba | Noosa | 1894 | 1965 | ||
| Crohamhurst State School | Crohamhurst | Sunshine Coast | 1913 | 1960 | 26°48′37″S 152°52′18″E / 26.8104°S 152.8717°E | Located in Crohamhurst Road within the present-day Crohamhurst State Forest.[40][2] The location is marked with a sign by the road.[41] |
| Curramore State School | Curramore | Sunshine Coast | 1913 | 1939 | approx 26°41′23″S 152°47′12″E / 26.68961°S 152.78654°E | Located on the south-eastern corner of the junction of Curramore Road and Bytheway Lane.[42][43] |
| Diamond Valley State School | Diamond Valley | Sunshine Coast | 1927 | 1936 | ||
| Diddillibah State School | Diddillibah | Sunshine Coast | 1885 | 1962 | 26°38′50″S 153°01′30″E / 26.6472°S 153.0249°E | Located at 664–668 Diddillabah Road.[44][45] |
| Doonan State School | Doonan | Noosa | 1919 | 1954 | 26°27′16″S 153°00′45″E / 26.4545°S 153.0126°E | Located at 813 Eumundi Noosa Road.[46][2] |
| Dulong State School | Dulong | Sunshine Coast | 1895 | 1967 | 26°38′10″S 152°53′10″E / 26.6361°S 152.8861°E | Located on the north-west corner of the intersection of Dulong School Road and Sherwell Road.[47][2] |
| Eerwah Vale State School | Eerwah Vale | Sunshine Coast | 1925 | 1963 | 26°28′20″S 152°53′41″E / 26.4723°S 152.8948°E | Located at 438 Eumundi Kenilworth Road.[46][2] |
| Elaman Creek State School | Elaman Creek | Sunshine Coast | circa
1940 |
circa 1960 | approx 26°43′02″S 152°46′20″E / 26.7173°S 152.77232°E | Located on the northern side of the Maleny - Kenilworth Road.[48][49][50] |
| Flaxton State School | Flaxton | Sunshine Coast | 1922 | 1967 | 26°39′33″S 152°52′55″E / 26.65916°S 152.88194°E | Located at 360–362 Flaxton Drive.[51] |
| Hunchy State School | Hunchy | Sunshine Coast | 1924 | 1969 | 26°40′29″S 152°53′58″E / 26.6748°S 152.8994°E | Located at 53–61 Hunchy School Road.[47] |
| Ilkley State School | Ilkley | Sunshine Coast | 1901 | 1964 | 26°42′59″S 152°59′50″E / 26.71629°S 152.99710°E | Located at 525 Ilkley Road.[52] |
| Kareewa State School | Cootharaba | Noosa | 1898 | 1933 | ||
| Kenilworth Lower State School | Kenilworth | Sunshine Coast | 1900 | 1959 | ||
| Kiamba State School | Kiamba | Sunshine Coast | 1927 | 1964 | approx 26°34′24″S 152°54′01″E / 26.57324°S 152.90027°E | Located on the western side of Kiamba Road.[53] |
| Kidaman (Kidamann) Creek State School | Kidaman Creek | Sunshine Coast | 1914 | 1959 | approx 26°37′51″S 152°46′03″E / 26.63081°S 152.76746°E | Located near the junction of Obi Obi Road and Kidaman Creek Road.[54] |
| Kiels Mountain State School | Kiels Mountain (now in Diddillibah) | Sunshine Coast | 1918 | 1962 | 26°38′50″S 152°59′48″E / 26.6471°S 152.9967°E | Located at 349–355 Diddillibah Road (north-west corner of Preston Road).[55][56][57] |
| Kin Kin Junction State School | Kin Kin | Noosa | 1909 | 1981 | 26°17′03″S 152°52′35″E / 26.2841°S 152.8764°E | Known as Kin Kin State School from 1909 to 1917.[58][59] Located at 984 Pomona Kin Kin Road.[60][2] The Kin Kin Arboretum now occupies the site and the school building was relocated in 1986 to the Kin Kin Sports Group for use as a community centre.[61] |
| Kureelpa State School | Kureelpa | Sunshine Coast | 1914 | 1967 | 26°37′04″S 152°54′04″E / 26.6179°S 152.9011°E | At 551 Nambour Mapleton Road, now the site of the Blackall Range Independent School.[47][62][4] |
| Maleny North State School | North Maleny | Sunshine Coast | 1897 | 1953 | Originally called Maleny Provisional School, then Maleny State School in 1909, it was renamed Maleny North State School in 1913.[63] | |
| Maroochy River State School | Maroochy River | Sunshine Coast | 1911 | 1972 | 26°34′43″S 153°00′39″E / 26.5785°S 153.0109°E | At 4 Lake Dunethin Road (26°34′43″S 153°00′39″E / 26.5785°S 153.0109°E).[47][2] |
| Mill School | Lake Cootharaba | Noosa | 1874 | 1892 | ||
| Mons State School | Mons | Sunshine Coast | 1916 | 1974 | ||
| Moran Group State School | near Kin Kin | Noosa | 1909 | 1952 | approx 26°13′15″S 152°52′55″E / 26.2207°S 152.8819°E | On Moran Group Road.[64][65][2] |
| Nambour State Infants School | Nambour | Sunshine Coast | 1961 | 1980 | ||
| Obi Obi State School | Obi Obi | Sunshine Coast | 1901 | 1959 | 26°38′10″S 152°48′36″E / 26.6362°S 152.8100°E | At 1–13 Pencil Creek Road.[66] |
| Perwillowen Creek State School | Perwillowen | Sunshine Coast | 1916 | 1959 | approx 26°38′18″S 152°55′32″E / 26.6384°S 152.9256°E | On Perwillowen Road.[67] |
| Pinbarren Creek State School | Pinbarren | Noosa | 1905 | 1939 | ||
| Ringtail State School | Cootharaba | Noosa | 1912 | 1943 | approx 26°20′57″S 152°56′01″E / 26.3493°S 152.9336°E | On the north-east corner of Gards Road and Ringtail Creek Road, now the south-western corner of the Ringtail State Forest. The site is marked.[68][69][70][71][2] |
| Ridgewood State School | Ridgewood | Sunshine Coast | 1916 | 1961 | approx 26°27′12″S 152°49′30″E / 26.4532°S 152.8251°E | Known as Mary River Road Provisional School from 1916 to 1918. Located on Cooroy Belli Creek Road.[72][73] |
| Rosemount State School | Rosemount | Sunshine Coast | 1886 | 1946 | approx 26°37′42″S 152°59′45″E / 26.62824°S 152.99589°E | Located on the southern side of Upper Rosemount Road.[74][75] |
| Stanmore State School | Stanmore | Sunshine Coast | 1891 | 1972 | 26°53′37″S 152°46′54″E / 26.8935°S 152.7818°E | At 491–495 Kilcoy Beerwah Road.[76][77][2] |
| Tinbeerwah State School | Tinbeerwah | Noosa | 1914 | 1963 | 26°24′01″S 152°57′37″E / 26.4004°S 152.9602°E | Located at junction of Sivyers Road and Cooroy-Noosa Road.[78] |
| Valdora State School | Valdora | Sunshine Coast | 1918 | 1949 | 26°32′50″S 153°00′18″E / 26.5472°S 153.0049°E | Known as Golden Valley State School until 1940.[50] On Valdora Road.[46][2] |
| Verrierdale State School | Verrierdale | Sunshine Coast | 1916 | 1963 | 26°29′05″S 152°59′36″E / 26.4847°S 152.9932°E | At 2 Pryor Road.[46][2] |
| Wahpunga State School | Kin Kin | Noosa | 1910 | 1967 | 26°14′15″S 152°54′28″E / 26.2375°S 152.9079°E | At 502 Gympie Kin Kin Road, now Wahpunga School Park.[79][65][2] |
| Witta State School | Witta | Sunshine Coast | 1892 | 1974 | 26°42′31″S 152°49′36″E / 26.7086°S 152.8268°E | Known as Maleny Provisional School (1892–1893), Teutoberg Provisional School (1893–1909), Teutoberg State School (1909–1936), Witta State School (1926–1974).[80][81] It was at 316 Witta Road.[82] |
| Wootha State School | Wootha | Sunshine Coast | 1886 | 1949 | ||
| Yandina Creek State School | Yandina Creek | Sunshine Coast | 1901 | 1964 | 26°30′41″S 153°01′01″E / 26.5115°S 153.0169°E | At 931 North Arm Yandina Creek Road.[46][2] |
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.
Schools in the Sunshine Coast region are administered by the Catholic Education Office, Archdiocese of Brisbane. The CEO is 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.
Independent schools
Most independent schools cater for students from preparatory to year 12.
| Name | Suburb | LGA | M/F/Co-ed | Years | Category | Opened | Coords | Notes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackall Range Independent School | Kureelpa | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | No religious affiliation | 1975 | Located on the site of the former Kureelpa State School at 551 Nambour Mapleton Road.[62][4] | ||||||||||
| Caloundra Christian College | Caloundra | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Baptist | 1983 | 26°47′59″S 153°07′06″E / 26.7997°S 153.1184°E | At 7 Gregson Place.[95][96] | |||||||||
| Caloundra City Private School | Pelican Waters | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | No religious affiliation | 2005 | 26°49′26″S 153°06′14″E / 26.8240°S 153.1039°E | On Pelican Waters Boulevard.[97] | |||||||||
| Coolum Beach Christian College | Coolum Beach | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian | 2004 | |||||||||||
| Glasshouse Christian College | Beerwah | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Baptist | 2000 | 26°51′42″S 152°57′06″E / 26.8616°S 152.9518°E | At 58 Roberts Road.[98] | |||||||||
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College | Noosaville | Noosa | Co-ed | P–12 | Lutheran | 1986 | |||||||||||
| Immanuel Lutheran College | Buderim | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Lutheran | 1979 | Primary until 1994.[4] | ||||||||||
| Kairos Community College | Caloundra | alternative | Co-ed | 10–12 | |||||||||||||
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College | Buderim | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Anglican | 1989 | |||||||||||
| Montessori International College | Forest Glen | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Montessori | 1982 | Moved from Buderim in 2009.[4][99] | ||||||||||
| Montessori Noosa | Sunshine Beach | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–6 | Montessori | 2017 | |||||||||||
| My Independent School | Beerwah | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | 7–11 | Independent | ||||||||||||
| Nambour Christian College | Woombye | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian | 1980 | Noosa Adventist College | ooroy | Noosa | Co-ed | P–12 | Adventist | 2003 | ||||
| Noosa Flexible Learning Centre | Sunshine Beach | Catholic alternative | Co-ed | 7–12 | Operated by Edmund Rice Foundation. | ||||||||||||
| Noosa Pengari Steiner School | Doonan | Noosa | Co-ed | P–12 | Steiner | 1996 | |||||||||||
| OneSchool Global | Nambour | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | 3–12 | Exclusive Brethren | 2003 | Formerley Agnew School | ||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran College | Meridan Plains | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Lutheran | 2001 | |||||||||||
| Peregian Beach College | Peregian Beach | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Non-denominational | 2002 | Commenced in 2002 as a primary school with the secondary school commencing in 2006.[4][100] | ||||||||||
| St Andrew's Anglican College | Peregian Springs | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Anglican | 2003 | |||||||||||
| Suncoast Christian College | Woombye | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Christian | 1979 | Formerly Christian Outreach College (Sunshine Coast).[4][101] | ||||||||||
| Sunshine Coast Grammar School | Forest Glen | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Uniting | 1997 | |||||||||||
| The Industry School | Maroochydore | Co-ed | 10–12 | No religious affiliation | 2022 | Formerly Australian Industry Trade College | |||||||||||
| The River School | Maleny | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–6 | Ananda Marga | 1995 | 26°44′03″S 152°50′41″E / 26.7343°S 152.8447°E | Formerley Ananda Marga River School. At 251 Bridge Creek Road.[102] | |||||||||
| Unity College | Caloundra West | Sunshine Coast | Co-ed | P–12 | Catholic/Uniting | 2006 | Operated by Brisbane Catholic Education in conjunction with the local Catholic and Uniting Churches as an ecumenical school.[103][4] |
Defunct private schools
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Category | Opened | Closed | Coords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maleny Independent School | Maleny | Sunshine Coast | Independent | 2018 | Before 2024 | 26°43′02″S 152°49′03″E / 26.7171°S 152.8176°E | At 23 Coral Street.[104] Initially offered Years 8 and 9 in 2018.[105] |
| Multi-Disciplinary Academy Grammar School | Noosaville | Noosa | Independent | 1988 | 1988 | ||
| St Patrick's School | Pomona | Noosa | Catholic | 1947 | 1971 |
Higher education
Universities
| Name | Suburb | LGA | Opened | Website | Coords | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Sunshine Coast | Sippy Downs | Sunshine Coast | 1994 | Website | 26°43′02″S 153°03′47″E / 26.7171°S 153.0631°E | [2] |