Cairns School of Distance Education is a very large government combined school located in Manunda, QLD, catering for students from Prep-12.

The school records mixed but generally solid academic outcomes, with a primary rating of 7.1 and a secondary rating of 7.0.

Academic performance has fluctuated across recent years, which may reflect cohort-to-cohort variation.

The school serves a broadly average student community, with an ICSEA score of 1024 placing it around the top 44% nationally by ICSEA.

Compared with similar state-sector ICSEA peers, the school appears to perform above expected levels across both primary and secondary results.

With around 3,692 students, the school is significantly larger than most Australian schools, and enrolments have declined noticeably in recent years.