Bowen State School
29 Kennedy Street, Bowen QLD 4805
Bowen State School is a government primary school in Bowen, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 508 students. Its ICSEA is 927, 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: Bowen State School is a Prep to Year 6 Queensland state school founded in 1865. It teaches the Australian Curriculum using explicit teaching and a Gradual Release of Responsibility model, with differentiated learning and high expectations. Its values are being responsible, safe, respectful and a learner. Programs include swimming instruction, co-curricular sport and religious instruction, plus a tuckshop.
Often praised
- Long school history
- Explicit teaching
- Swimming instruction
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 Bowen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic School (Bowen) | Bowen | Catholic primary | 0.2 km | 967 | 146 |
| Queens Beach State School | Bowen | Public primary | 4.2 km | 928 | 302 |
| Merinda State School | Bowen | Public primary | 8.4 km | 881 | 41 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goondiwindi State School | Goondiwindi | Public primary · K-6 | 424 | 927 |
| Happy Valley State School | Happy Valley | Public primary · P-6 | 387 | 927 |
| Kirwan State School | Kirwan | Public primary · P-6 | 698 | 927 |
| Victoria Park State School | East Mackay | Public primary · K-6 | 602 | 927 |
| Glenwood State School | Glenwood | Public primary · P-6 | 85 | 928 |
| Linville State School | Linville | Public primary · P-6 | 15 | 928 |
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.