Barkly Highway State School
3-17 Bougainville Street, Soldiers Hill QLD 4825
Barkly Highway State School is a government primary school in Soldiers Hill, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 266 students. Its ICSEA is 935, 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: Barkly Highway State School in Soldiers Hill is a Queensland state primary school described as regionally remote yet large enough to offer a rich array of learning opportunities. It teaches the Australian Curriculum and offers an instrumental music program, choirs, camps, excursions, inter-school sports and student leadership. Facilities include a library, tuckshop and uniform shop, and the P&C and community are actively involved.
Often praised
- Instrumental music and choirs
- Camps and sport competitions
- Active P&C
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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Barkly Highway State School on My School · Why some data is missing
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa Central State School | Mount Isa | Public primary | 1.8 km | 791 | 211 |
| St Kieran's Catholic School (Mount Isa) | Mount Isa | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 858 | 140 |
| Sunset State School | Sunset | Public primary | 2.2 km | 727 | 257 |
| Mount Isa School of the Air | Pioneer | Public k–12 / combined | 2.6 km | 1,009 | 175 |
| Townview State School | Townview | Public primary | 3.5 km | 776 | 209 |
| Healy State School | Healy | Public primary | 4.0 km | 887 | 217 |
| St Joseph's School (Mount Isa) | Mount Isa | Catholic primary | 4.1 km | 1,010 | 313 |
| Happy Valley State School | Happy Valley | Public primary | 4.1 km | 927 | 387 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farleigh State School | Farleigh | Public primary · P-6 | 32 | 935 |
| Grandchester State School | Grandchester | Public primary · P-6 | 40 | 935 |
| Browns Plains State School | Browns Plains | Public primary · K-6 | 597 | 934 |
| Clermont State School | Clermont | Public primary · P-6 | 163 | 936 |
| Coominya State School | Coominya | Public primary · P-6 | 44 | 934 |
| Durack State School | Durack | Public primary · P-6 | 642 | 934 |
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.