Ballandean State School
Bent's Road, Ballandean QLD 4382
Ballandean State School is a government primary school in Ballandean, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 60 students. Its ICSEA is 992, where the national average is 1000.
Annual report (2025) ↗ on the publisher's site. About this link
ICSEA, Enrolments, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
About this school, from public sources
Drawn from public online sources: Ballandean State School, established in 1909, serves the Granite Belt region of Queensland. Its website says it explicitly teaches three expectations: respect, responsibility and resilience, under the motto "Preparing Our Children for Their Future". The school describes rural values and close collaboration with parents and the wider community, and shares newsletters, forms and annual reports online.
Often praised
- Respect, responsibility, resilience
- Rural community values
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at October 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Aplin State School | Glen Aplin | Public primary | 7.3 km | 901 | 31 |
| Severnlea State School | Severnlea | Public primary | 12.5 km | 962 | 29 |
| Greenlands State School | Greenlands | Public primary | 15.4 km | 1,005 | 66 |
| Wallangarra State School | Wallangarra | Public primary | 15.9 km | 912 | 23 |
| Broadwater State School | Broadwater | Public primary | 16.3 km | 878 | 21 |
| St Joseph's School (Stanthorpe) | Stanthorpe | Catholic k–12 / combined | 18.7 km | 1,017 | 492 |
| Stanthorpe State School | Stanthorpe | Public primary | 18.8 km | 939 | 275 |
| Amiens State School | Amiens | Public primary | 22.8 km | 940 | 20 |
Schools with a similar ICSEA in QLD
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Plains State School | Back Plains | Public primary · P-6 | 28 | 992 |
| Bargara State School | Mon Repos | Public primary · P-6 | 385 | 992 |
| Goombungee State School | Goombungee | Public primary · P-6 | 80 | 992 |
| Kurwongbah State School | Petrie | Public primary · P-6 | 620 | 992 |
| Manly West State School | Manly West | Public primary · P-6 | 232 | 992 |
| Birkdale South State School | Birkdale | Public primary · P-6 | 407 | 993 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.