Glenella State School
35-55 Hill End Road, Glenella QLD 4740
Glenella State School is a government primary school in Glenella, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 234 students. Its ICSEA is 977, 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: Glenella State School is a Prep to Year 6 school in an inner suburb of Mackay, about 7km from the city centre. Founded in 1879, it marked its 140th anniversary in 2019. Its motto is "Every Child, Every Day – Learning and Growing Together". It offers music education, a library, tuckshop, uniform shop and out-of-school hours care, with an active parents and citizens association.
Often praised
- Long-established local school
- Music education
- Out-of-school hours care
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northview State School | Mount Pleasant | Public primary | 1.3 km | 991 | 331 |
| Emmanuel Catholic Primary School (Mount Pleasant) | Mount Pleasant | Catholic primary | 1.5 km | 1,025 | 597 |
| Fitzgerald State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 2.1 km | 955 | 632 |
| Carlisle Adventist Christian College (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 990 | 281 |
| Whitsunday Anglican School (Beaconsfield) | Beaconsfield | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 1,102 | 1,151 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (Mackay West) | Mackay West | Catholic primary | 3.4 km | 1,031 | 569 |
| Mackay North State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 3.6 km | 933 | 401 |
| Mackay West State School | West Mackay | Public primary | 3.7 km | 980 | 770 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberley District State School | Yamanto | Public primary · P-6 | 636 | 977 |
| Greenmount State School | Greenmount | Public primary · P-6 | 23 | 977 |
| Marian State School | Marian | Public primary · P-6 | 449 | 977 |
| Roadvale State School | Roadvale | Public primary · P-6 | 38 | 977 |
| Begonia State School | Begonia | Public primary · K-6 | 9 | 978 |
| Booyal Central State School | Booyal | Public primary · P-6 | 8 | 976 |
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.