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The BUSY School

IndependentSecondary11-12
Cairns, QLD 4870 · Outer Regional
1,780Students
975ICSEA
1:20.9Ratio
6/10SEIFA
The BUSY
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6-Year Profile (2020–2025)

Historical profile data for The BUSY School from 2020 to 2025. ICSEA has risen by 18 points over this period. Total enrolment has grown by 1728 students.

ICSEA 2020957
ICSEA 2025975+18
Enrolment 202052
Enrolment 20251780+1728

Key Metrics Over Time

Total Enrolments
1,780
↑
2020–2025+1,728 (3323.1%)
ICSEA Score
975
↑
2021–2025+18 (1.9%)
ICSEA Percentile
36th
↑
2021–2025+10th (38.5%)
Student:Teacher Ratio
20.9:1
↑
2020–2025+7.9:1 (60.8%)
Indigenous Students
14.0%
↓
2020–2025-17.0% (-54.8%)
LBOTE Students
0.0%
↓
2021–2025-12.0% (-100.0%)
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Community Composition Shift

How the school's socio-educational advantage distribution has shifted over time. Each bar shows the % of students in each SEA quarter.

2020
No data
2023
Bottom38%
Lower31%
Upper21%
Top10%
2025
Bottom36%
Lower33%
Upper20%
Top11%
Top Quarter trend (2020–2025)
↑
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025

Year-by-Year Data

YearEnrolmentsICSEAST RatioIndigenousLBOTE
20251,78097520.9:114%0%
20241,42197217:113%1%
202387596913.3:113%0%
202246096412.1:115%2%
202120895712.2:119%12%
202052—13:131%—
Source: ACARA School Profile 2008–2025