Denison State School
16 Gray Street, Emerald QLD 4720
Denison State School is a government primary school in Emerald, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 364 students. Its ICSEA is 948, 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: Denison State School is a Queensland public primary school (Prep to Year 6) in Emerald, with the motto "Believe in yourself." Its website lists a library, tuckshop and uniform shop, volunteering opportunities and a parent online booking system. The school publishes newsletters, term dates, event calendars, annual reports and school review documents, and has a Student Code of Conduct.
Often praised
- Motto: Believe in yourself
- Volunteering opportunities
- Transparent school reporting
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education | Emerald | Public k–12 / combined | 0.1 km | 960 | 5,463 |
| Emerald State School | Emerald | Public primary | 1.3 km | 948 | 295 |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School (Emerald) | Emerald | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,021 | 482 |
| Emerald North State School | Emerald | Public primary | 2.5 km | 878 | 314 |
| Emerald Christian College (Emerald) | Emerald | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 996 | 107 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (Emerald) | Emerald | Catholic primary | 3.6 km | 990 | 323 |
| Gindie State School | Gindie | Public primary | 21.3 km | 1,039 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binjour Plateau State School | Binjour | Public primary · P-6 | 4 | 948 |
| Boonah State School | Boonah | Public primary · P-6 | 104 | 948 |
| Emerald State School | Emerald | Public primary · P-6 | 295 | 948 |
| Gympie West State School | Gympie | Public primary · K-6 | 384 | 948 |
| Jondaryan State School | Jondaryan | Public primary · P-6 | 41 | 948 |
| Koumala State School | Koumala | Public primary · P-6 | 100 | 948 |
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.