Parramatta State School, located centrally in Cairns, strives for success for all students in a welcoming and accepting environment. We set high expectations on achievement for all and encourage diversity in teaching practices to better cater for individual learning needs and styles. We are a school of many and diverse cultures, with a student body of 420 students, of whom approximately 65% identify from Indigenous cultural backgrounds, and have indigenous perspectives embedded across our curriculum. Our Prep to Year7 curriculum is established using the Essential Learnings of the Key Learning Areas and is augmented with a focussed Literacy and Numeracy Intervention program for identified higher achievers, Learning Support, Special Education Programs, including Early Childhood Development Program. We are a YOU CAN DO IT school "and focus on social and personal development through the Achieve" You Can Do It Program. Our school is active in the school community with participation in ANZAC Day, NAIDOC Week, local sporting activities, environmental camps and excursions, a Fancy Dress Ball, Student Council, choir and traditional Indigenous Dances Troupes. Our school is supported by our families and our Parents and Citizen's Association, which provides advice and supports the resourcing of the school.