Caloundra State School is a medium sized school of around 600 enthusiastic and respectful students where teachers know the students and parents know the teachers. This creates an open and friendly atmosphere where people want to be. The school’s ports program is diverse and strongly committed to by the teaching and coaching staff so young people get to experience and enjoy a variety of activities; the Arts program is packed full of opportunities in Music, Dance and Visual Arts to extend the creative minds; and the extension programs cater for the high achievers through Robotics, Optiminds, a concentration on problem solving within mathematics and before school enrichment classes.