Gilston State School
588 Worongary Road, Gilston QLD 4211
Gilston State School is a government primary school in Gilston, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 484 students. Its ICSEA is 1,026, 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: Gilston State School is a Queensland public primary school with the motto "Achievement through understanding." It acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as Traditional Custodians. The school offers a Bring Your Own Device initiative, a student leadership program and a house system, plus out-of-school hours care, a tuckshop and uniform shop. An active Parents and Citizens association supports the community.
Often praised
- Student leadership and house system
- Bring Your Own Device program
- 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 Gilston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worongary State School | Worongary | Public primary | 3.6 km | 994 | 508 |
| William Duncan State School | Highland Park | Public primary | 3.8 km | 975 | 580 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (Nerang) | Nerang | Catholic primary | 4.4 km | 1,036 | 338 |
| Silkwood School (Mount Nathan) | Mount Nathan | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.5 km | 1,073 | 765 |
| All Saints Anglican School (Merrimac) | Merrimac | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.5 km | 1,137 | 1,828 |
| Mudgeeraba State School | Mudgeeraba | Public primary | 5.6 km | 1,016 | 584 |
| Nerang State School | Nerang | Public primary | 6.3 km | 979 | 244 |
| Emmanuel College (Carrara) | Carrara | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.3 km | 1,139 | 1,686 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drillham State School | Drillham | Public primary · P-6 | 37 | 1,026 |
| Highland Reserve State School | Upper Coomera | Public primary · P-6 | 899 | 1,026 |
| Mirriwinni State School | Mirriwinni | Public primary · P-6 | 16 | 1,026 |
| Caloundra State School | Caloundra | Public primary · P-6 | 481 | 1,027 |
| Magnetic Island State School | Nelly Bay | Public primary · P-6 | 123 | 1,027 |
| Ripley Valley State School | Ripley Valley | Public primary · P-6 | 874 | 1,025 |
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.