Cairns State High School has a strong history of success in Inter-school sporting competitions. Students often continue on to Trinity Coast North (TCN) and Peninsula levels and some even further to state and national events. Therefore the school's Sports Complex and Oval are impressive facilities and of international standard.
Sporting facilities
Bou-wa: Centennial Hall
- Three indoor multi-courts
- Stage
- Change rooms and toilets
- Ticket booth
S Block
- Competition standard court with markings for basketball, netball, volleyball, 3 games of badminton and indoor soccer.
- 2 classrooms.
- Weights room.
- Male and female toilets, showers and change rooms.
Swim Centre
- Fully maintained 25m swimming pool.
Playing field
- Main Oval including a 300m running track, rugby league field, rugby union field, soccer field, hockey field and 2 touch football fields.
- An International standard Long Jump track and pit which has been donated to the school from the 2018 Commonwealth Games (From January 2019).