Gladstone State High School
30 Dawson Road, West Gladstone QLD 4680
Gladstone State High School is a government secondary school in West Gladstone, QLD for Years 7–12 with about 1,239 students. Its ICSEA is 938, 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
Information here is drawn from Gladstone State High School's own website and public education directories. Established in 1953, this Year 7-12 government secondary school in West Gladstone enrols around 1,300 students and promotes itself as an internationally accredited school for 21st-century learners. It runs Programs of Excellence including a Volleyball School of Excellence and Technical College/industry partnership pathways, alongside a Year 8 laptop program, a middle-years-focused junior curriculum, a student-run school radio station, and Reef Guardian School status.
Often praised
- Volleyball School of Excellence
- vocational and industry pathway partnerships
- broad academic, sporting and cultural excellence programs
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 Gladstone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chanel College (Gladstone) | Gladstone | Catholic high school | 1.9 km | 1,031 | 854 |
| Trinity College (Gladstone) | Gladstone | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.3 km | 1,034 | 607 |
| Toolooa State High School | South Gladstone | Public high school | 3.1 km | 950 | 1,165 |
| Faith Baptist Christian School (Burua) | Burua | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.9 km | 981 | 125 |
| Tannum Sands State High School | Tannum Sands | Public high school | 16.6 km | 965 | 816 |
| Calliope State High School | Calliope | Public high school | 16.8 km | 949 | 437 |
| Mount Larcom State School | Mount Larcom | Public k–12 / combined | 28.5 km | 886 | 83 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bremer State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | Ipswich | Public high school · 7-12 | 2,020 | 938 |
| Mossman State High School | Mossman | Public high school · 7-12 | 553 | 938 |
| Morayfield State High School | Morayfield | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,654 | 939 |
| Dakabin State High School | Dakabin | Public high school · 7-12 | 980 | 940 |
| Mackay State High SchoolGifted class: Gifted class | South Mackay | Public high school · 7-12 | 1,254 | 936 |
| Tullawong State High School | Caboolture | Public high school · 7-12 | 897 | 936 |
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.