Benarkin State School
Scott Street, Benarkin QLD 4306
Benarkin State School is a government primary school in Benarkin, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 47 students. Its ICSEA is 923, 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: Benarkin State School uses the motto "Learning and Growing Together" and helps children aspire to a positive, successful future. It runs a 140-square-metre garden as part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden National Program, teaching organic practices, nutrition and food preparation. The school shares news with families through newsletters, annual reports and social media.
Often praised
- Kitchen garden program
- Practical life skills
- Community-focused philosophy
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 Benarkin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbutt State School | Blackbutt | Public primary | 3.8 km | 923 | 99 |
| Linville State School | Linville | Public primary | 14.1 km | 928 | 15 |
| Yarraman State School | Yarraman | Public k–12 / combined | 17.0 km | 899 | 160 |
| Harlin State School | Harlin | Public primary | 23.6 km | 962 | 20 |
| Nanango State School | Nanango | Public primary | 27.2 km | 914 | 334 |
| St Patrick's Primary School (Nanango) | Nanango | Catholic primary | 27.6 km | 954 | 73 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbutt State School | Blackbutt | Public primary · P-6 | 99 | 923 |
| Lower Tully State School | Lower Tully | Public primary · P-6 | 32 | 923 |
| Maryvale State School | Maryvale | Public primary · P-6 | 6 | 923 |
| Moffatdale State School | Moffatdale | Public primary · P-6 | 72 | 923 |
| Mount Molloy State School | Mount Molloy | Public primary · P-6 | 37 | 923 |
| Mungar State School | Mungar | Public primary · P-6 | 55 | 923 |
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.