Burnside State School
51 Blaxland Road, Burnside QLD 4560
Burnside State School is a government primary school in Burnside, QLD from Kindergarten to Year 6 with about 368 students. Its ICSEA is 984, 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: Burnside State School is a Queensland public school for Prep to Year 6, with the values 'trust, believe and belong'. Its website describes high expectations alongside academic, social and emotional support. The school also offers early childhood development and community playgroup programs, a P&C-run tuckshop and out-of-school hours care, and works closely with parents and community organisations.
Often praised
- Early childhood and playgroup programs
- Social and emotional support
- Out-of-school hours care
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 Burnside 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 Joseph's Primary School (Nambour) | Nambour | Catholic primary | 1.2 km | 1,045 | 341 |
| Nambour State College | Nambour | Public k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 977 | 1,469 |
| Nambour Christian College (Woombye) | Woombye | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.0 km | 1,083 | 1,309 |
| Blackall Range Independent School (Kureelpa) | Kureelpa | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,039 | 108 |
| Woombye State School | Woombye | Public primary | 4.9 km | 1,014 | 423 |
| Suncoast Christian College (Woombye) | Woombye | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.9 km | 1,084 | 1,136 |
| Palmwoods State School | Palmwoods | Public primary | 7.0 km | 1,030 | 485 |
| Montessori International College (Forest Glen) | Forest Glen | Independent k–12 / combined | 7.5 km | 1,104 | 276 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springwood Central State School | Springwood | Public primary · K-6 | 252 | 984 |
| Boynewood State School | Boynewood | Public primary · P-6 | 33 | 985 |
| Camira State School | Camira | Public primary · P-6 | 679 | 983 |
| Elliott Heads State School | Elliott Heads | Public primary · P-6 | 121 | 983 |
| Hebel State School | Hebel | Public primary · K-6 | 14 | 985 |
| Kenilworth State Community College | Kenilworth | Public primary · P-6 | 44 | 983 |
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.