Blackwater State School
Wey Street, Blackwater QLD 4717
Blackwater State School is a government primary school in Blackwater, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 127 students. Its ICSEA is 785, 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: Blackwater State School is a Queensland state primary school with the motto "Strive to achieve". Its website describes extra-curricular camps, excursions and music programs, with religious instruction available. Families are kept informed through newsletters, annual reports and social media, and the school publishes a student code of conduct and information on student leadership, parent communication and student support.
Often praised
- Music and camps
- Strong parent communication
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 Blackwater 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwater North State School | Blackwater | Public primary | 2.1 km | 916 | 446 |
| Bluff State School | Bluff | Public primary | 19.4 km | 895 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns West State School | Manunda | Public primary · P-6 | 481 | 784 |
| Kennedy State School | Kennedy | Public primary · P-6 | 24 | 786 |
| Rasmussen State School | Rasmussen | Public primary · K-6 | 336 | 784 |
| Croydon State School | Croydon | Public primary · K-6 | 29 | 787 |
| Mount Isa Central State School | Mount Isa | Public primary · P-6 | 211 | 791 |
| St George State School | St George | Public primary · K-6 | 149 | 794 |
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.