Blackwater State High School
Elm Street, Blackwater QLD 4717
Blackwater State High School is a government secondary school in Blackwater, QLD for Years 7–12 with about 307 students. Its ICSEA is 880, 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
Publicly available information indicates Blackwater State High School is a government secondary school (years 7-12) in the Central Queensland mining town of Blackwater. The school emphasises academic and vocational achievement alongside individual student care, with strong links to the local community and mining industry, including a BHP partnership supporting STEM and senior pathways. It offers an instrumental music program, cadet unit, public speaking and academic competitions, and a active sporting program representing the school at regional and state carnivals.
Often praised
- strong mining industry/BHP partnership
- instrumental music program
- active sporting representation
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NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charters Towers State High School | Charters Towers | Public high school · 7-12 | 303 | 879 |
| Gordonvale State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Gordonvale | Public high school · 7-12 | 623 | 883 |
| Pioneer State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Andergrove | Public high school · 7-12 | 536 | 875 |
| Mareeba State High School | Mareeba | Public high school · 7-12 | 721 | 886 |
| Innisfail State College | Innisfail Estate | Public high school · K-12 | 951 | 889 |
| Home Hill State High School | Home Hill | Public high school · 7-12 | 165 | 891 |
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.