up until 1915 when the Anglican Church assumed responsibility. During World War II Horn Island Seaplane Base was built at Horn Island. In 1946, some of the Kaurareg (Nœrupai) people moved back from Kubin on Moa Island to Horn and settled here in present-day Wasaga Village at the western end of the island. In the late 1980s, gold was mined again and Horn saw the rapid expansion of its population and building activity, as land on neighbouring Thursday Island became scarce. The Horn Island State School opened on 1 February 1993. It became a campus of Tagai State College on 1 January 2007. At the , Horn Island had a population of 585 people. At the , Horn Island had a population of 539. Climate Horn Island has a very warm tropical savanna climate (Af) with consistently hot temperatures all year round. The wet season lasts from December to April and features high humidity and frequent heavy downpours. Horn Island is occasionally affected by tropical cyclones; however it is too close to the Equator for them to be a significant threat. The dry season runs from May to November, and features lower humidity and little rainfall. Horn Island has never recorded a minimum temperature below or a maximum temperature below . Education Tagai State College is a government primary and secondary (early childhood - year 12) school for boys and girls that operates 17 campuses throughout the Torres Strait. On Horn Island, it has a primary (early childhood - year 6) campus at Nawie Street (). There is no secondary school on Horn Island; the nearest is on neighbouring Thursday Island. Holy Family Catholic Church is in Outie Street. It is within the Thursday Island Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns. See also List of Torres Strait Islands References External links University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Horn Island informative external website Torres Strait Islands Towns in Queensland Aboriginal communities in Queensland Populated places in Far North Queensland Torres Strait Islands communities Queensland in World War II Islands of Far North Queensland Shire of Torres Localities in Queensland