Emerald State High School
Old Airport Drive, Emerald QLD 4720
Emerald State High School is a government secondary school in Emerald, QLD for Years 7–12 with about 847 students. Its ICSEA is 945, 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
Based on the school's own website and public directory listings, Emerald State High School is a government secondary school in Emerald, Queensland, catering for Years 7-12 with around 750 students. It lives by the motto "Every Student Has Success" and offers a broad subject range, with strong emphasis on vocational education, including work placements, school-based traineeships, and apprenticeships. It also runs a Special Education Program on campus, supporting a wide range of student needs within the wider Central Highlands community.
Often praised
- strong vocational education pathways
- inclusive, student-success focused ethos
- on-campus special education support
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 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: medium. 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 Emerald State High 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capricornia (Emerald Campus) School of Distance Education | Emerald | Public k–12 / combined | 2.2 km | 960 | 5,463 |
| Marist College (Emerald) | Emerald | Catholic high school | 3.3 km | 999 | 697 |
| Ontrack College Emerald (Emerald) | Emerald | Independent high school | 3.9 km | 904 | 23 |
| Emerald Christian College (Emerald) | Emerald | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 996 | 107 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg State High School | Bundaberg South | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,593 | 944 |
| Dalby State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Dalby | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,090 | 946 |
| Gin Gin State High School | Gin Gin | Public high school · 7-12 | 404 | 944 |
| Browns Plains State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Browns Plains | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,185 | 943 |
| Marsden State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Waterford West | Public high school · 7-12 | 3,857 | 943 |
| Mirani State High School | Mirani | Public high school · 7-12 | 786 | 947 |
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.