Taigum State School has approximately 370 primary and prep students. These students come from a wide range of backgrounds.
Fifteen to twenty percent come from non-English speaking households and approximately eight percent identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage. In the last two years, the school has had significant enrolments of students from East Africa, particularly from Sudan and Ethiopia as well as an influx of students from South-East Asia.
At present, there are 15 classes including 2 Preps. An ECDU (Early Childhood Development Unit) on campus, caters for a further 20 students, most of whom are hearing impaired.
