List of schools in Far North Queensland
Name Suburb LGA Opened Website Notes
Atherton State High School Atherton Tablelands 1959 Website
Babinda State School Babinda Cairns 1914 Website P-12
Bentley Park College Edmonton Cairns 1997 Website P-12
Cairns School of Distance Education Manunda Cairns 1974 Website P-12 , distance education
Cairns State High School Cairns North Cairns 1924 Website
Cape York AAA - Aurukun Aurukun Aurukun 1974 Website Formerly Aurukun SS until 2002 ; part of Western Cape until 2012
Cooktown State School Cooktown Cook 1875 Website P-12
Gordonvale State High School Gordonvale Cairns 1965 Website
Herberton State School ( Secondary Campus ) Herberton Tablelands 1912 Website
Innisfail State College Innisfail Cassowary Coast 2010 Website P-12 . Replaced Innisfail SHS
Kuranda District State College Kuranda Mareeba 2008 Website P-12 . Replaced Kuranda SHS & SS
Lockhart State School Lockhart River Lockhart River ( A ) 1924 Website P-12
Malanda State High School Malanda Tablelands 1961 Website
Mareeba State High School Mareeba Mareeba 1960 Website
Mossman State High School Mossman Douglas 1973 Website
Northern Peninsula Area State College - Senior Bamaga Northern Peninsula 1973 Website
Ravenshoe State School ( Secondary Campus ) Ravenshoe Tablelands 1991 Website
Redlynch State College Redlynch Cairns 1932 Website Formerly Redlynch SS until 2007
Smithfield State High School Smithfield Cairns 1983 Website
Tagai State College - T. I . Secondary Campus Thursday Island Torres 1966 Website Formerly Thursday Island SHS until 2007
State schools -- State high schools and colleges
nThis is a list of schools in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia. 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. The region's largest population centre is Cairns. Regional schools are: