Birkdale South State School
451 Old Cleveland Road East, Birkdale QLD 4159
Birkdale South State School is a government primary school in Birkdale, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 407 students. Its ICSEA is 993, 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: Birkdale South State School is a Queensland public primary school on Quandamooka land, with the motto "Achievement through effort" and values of kindness, appreciation, respect, resilience and effort. Programs include the CARE social-emotional program, Pre-Prep Bright Sparks, a BYOD laptop initiative, STEM, music, arts, sport and clubs. Facilities include a library, tuckshop, hours care and a parent lounge.
Often praised
- STEM and BYOD laptops
- CARE wellbeing program
- Pre-Prep Bright Sparks
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra Hills State School | Alexandra Hills | Public primary | 1.6 km | 959 | 172 |
| Birkdale State School | Birkdale | Public primary | 1.7 km | 1,002 | 462 |
| St Anthony's School (Alexandra Hills) | Alexandra Hills | Catholic primary | 1.7 km | 1,038 | 508 |
| St Mary MacKillop Primary School (Birkdale) | Birkdale | Catholic primary | 1.8 km | 1,071 | 557 |
| The Sycamore School (Alexandra Hills) | Alexandra Hills | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 1,070 | 90 |
| Redlands College (Wellington Point) | Wellington Point | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.5 km | 1,100 | 1,443 |
| Vienna Woods State School | Alexandra Hills | Public primary | 3.0 km | 971 | 300 |
| Wellington Point State School | Wellington Point | Public primary | 3.1 km | 1,033 | 411 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnborough State School | Farnborough | Public primary · P-6 | 361 | 993 |
| Oxenford State School | Oxenford | Public primary · P-6 | 520 | 993 |
| Pimpama State School | Pimpama | Public primary · P-6 | 792 | 993 |
| Prospect Creek State School | Prospect | Public primary · P-6 | 20 | 993 |
| Thallon State School | Thallon | Public primary · P-6 | 16 | 993 |
| Back Plains State School | Back Plains | Public primary · P-6 | 28 | 992 |
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.