Cairns State High School has a student enrolment of 1430 and is located 5 minutes from the central business district and 10 minutes from the domestic and international airport. It is three blocks from the Cairns Esplanade and is well-serviced by both school and city council buses. Being centrally located, it is well positioned to service families living in the city centre or families living in the northern, western or southern suburbs of Cairns. Cairns State High School was established in 1917 and is a school based on valued traditions which strives to deliver courses with the latest innovations. Cairns High has a reputation for outstanding student achievements in academic, arts and sports. The music program is outstanding and the school orchestra is a regular winner of the state wide Fanfare Competition. Cairns High has an international focus. Our school has a very successful international student program, is internationally accredited and in 2010 commenced the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program to students in years 11 and 12.