Baringa State Primary School
30 Baringa Drive, Caloundra South QLD 4551
Baringa State Primary School is a government primary school in Caloundra South, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 930 students. Its ICSEA is 1,032, 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: Baringa State Primary School in Caloundra South is a Queensland state school with the motto "Imagine ... Discover ... Together". Its website describes explicit, direct instruction to build literacy and numeracy, and a Bring Your Own Device program for Years 1 to 6. The school has out of school hours care, a tuckshop, uniform shop, an active P&C and links with the local Aura community.
Often praised
- Explicit literacy and numeracy teaching
- Bring Your Own Device program
- Links with Aura community
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity College (Caloundra West) | Caloundra West | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.0 km | 1,065 | 1,450 |
| Caloundra City Private School (Pelican Waters) | Pelican Waters | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.9 km | 1,095 | 228 |
| Golden Beach State School | Golden Beach | Public primary | 3.6 km | 1,015 | 548 |
| Caloundra Christian College (Caloundra) | Caloundra | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.8 km | 1,058 | 438 |
| Meridan State College | Meridan Plains | Public k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,013 | 1,795 |
| Talara Primary College | Currimundi | Public primary | 5.3 km | 1,035 | 974 |
| Caloundra State School | Caloundra | Public primary | 5.5 km | 1,027 | 481 |
| Pacific Lutheran College (Meridan Plains) | Meridan Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.2 km | 1,114 | 1,204 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Lake State School | Pacific Pines | Public primary · P-6 | 901 | 1,032 |
| Runcorn State School | Sunnybank | Public primary · P-6 | 448 | 1,032 |
| Grand Avenue State School | Forest Lake | Public primary · P-6 | 917 | 1,033 |
| Milman State School | Milman | Public primary · P-6 | 6 | 1,031 |
| North Arm State School | North Arm | Public primary · P-6 | 356 | 1,031 |
| Wellington Point State School | Wellington Point | Public primary · P-6 | 411 | 1,033 |
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.