IndependentSecondaryYears 11-12· Outer Regional

The BUSY School

Cairns, QLD 4870 · Independent Schools Queensland

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ICSEA

975

36th percentile nationally

Around average

Total enrolments

1,780

Secondary

Student–teacher ratio

21:1

85.1 FTE teachers

Gender mix

52% / 48%

girls / boys

Language background

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 36%

Lower-mid: 33%

Upper-mid: 20%

Top: 11%

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Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.