Spinifex State College is a public, co-educational, day and boarding school located in Mount Isa, Queensland.

Following community consultation it was determined that to continue to provide the best possible education to students in Mount Isa that it was timely to merge the two schools.

At the same time it was decided to open a residential campus to provide opportunities to students from outlying communities who do not have a secondary school.

[5][4] The Residential campus is the first state-run boarding facility in Queensland for students attending a state school.

The Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) provides students with clear pathways into one of the state’s largest, dynamic and economically important sectors In 2006, Spinifex State College sent away a Touch Football team, the Taipans, to Singapore to compete in the World All Schools Touch Football competition, an event which attracts hundreds of teams from schools around the world.

The College has also developed several successful Rugby league, Cricket, Soccer, Australian Rules Football, Softball and Hockey teams.

Friendly games across all sports are conducted against Good Shepard Catholic College and Cloncurry State High School.

The school also has a jazz band, that formed in 2005 and the following year took 4th place at the North-West Queensland regional Eisteddfod.

Spinifex State College has a strong arts program and is well known for its stage musicals which are produced every two years.

The story of Smithy follows a troublesome youth who joins the school play, Romeo and Juliet, and tries his luck with the hottest girl around.

2010 saw the production of the world famous musical "Grease", again performed at the Mount Isa Civic Center to a positive audience reception.

In 2014, Spinifex State College performed the hit "High School Musical" at the Mount Isa Civic Center which was met with acclaim by audiences.