Tropical North Queensland is one of the world’s favourite holiday destinations.

The best of the Great Barrier Reef is right on our doorstep, along with World Heritage rainforest. The jewel in the crown of this pristine environment is Cairns, a city of some 150,000 people.

Cosmopolitan yet laid back, Cairns is a city of beaches and leafy green suburbs.

Nestled beneath the beautiful Whitfield Range, Whitfield State School is one of the larger state schools in the Cairns area and is set on a large site with ovals, beautiful gardens and a tropical rainforest plot.
 
The school, our families and students are lucky enough to reside in and around some of Australia’s most beautiful natural environments.

Ken Maclean:
Principal Ken Maclean is immensely proud of our school’s reputation for providing an excellent education in a safe, caring environment.

Our students are achieving such a high standard of education in academic (subjects), in sport, in music and personal development.

Our gifted ed (education) program is an absolute standout. Our school is such a great school.

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Our teachers use proven, high-yield teaching practices such as explicit instruction and learning consolidation to maximise student learning.

The school uses the Australian curriculum to deliver structured programs in mathematics, English, science, geography and history, the arts, physical education, music and technology. Both Japanese and Chinese languages are also taught in our curriculum. 

Our school offers two programs of excellence.

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Programs of Excellence
Gifted Education
Sport

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The first is a gifted education program where high achieving students are accelerated through engagement with a strong academic curriculum.

The second is a sport program where there are opportunities for students to be extended and coached by regional and state coaches and compete at the highest levels.

Our school has modern facilities and is well resourced.

International student enrolments and visits by school study groups from overseas add to a rich learning environment.

Whitfield State School has a large multicultural student population with students from 38 different countries.

Students:

Hello, my name is Vanessa
Hello, my name is Carolina

We are from the Czech Republic.

Students:

Hi, my name is Kaveena and my name is Sharmain and we’re from Papua New Guinea.

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Our school motto ‘Each striving for the peak’ underpins our belief that every student has the potential to succeed.

Our school provides a strong primary education, successfully transitions students to high school and supports all students to become high achievers.

Students:
Whitfield State School: make it your school in your home in paradise. Yes!

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Whitfield State School