Kowanyama
State School is a Kindy – Year 10 remote indigenous community school on the
Gulf of Carpentaria in Far North Queensland with an enrolment of approximately
220 students. Situated 600km North West of Cairns the community of
approximately 1200 people is isolated during the wet season each year. Access
to the school and community at this time is only by plane. During the dry
season (latter half of the year) vehicle access can occur, but only if the
roads are passable. This isolation has an impact on student mobility during the
year.