Golden Beach State School
Gregory Street, Golden Beach QLD 4551
Golden Beach State School is a government primary school in Golden Beach, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 548 students. Its ICSEA is 1,015, 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: Golden Beach State School is a Prep to Year 6 school on the Sunshine Coast near Caloundra, in a natural bushland setting close to Pumicestone Passage Marine Park. Its motto is "Learning caring sharing". It lists a music curriculum, participation in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program, wellbeing hubs for students and families, out-of-school hours care, a tuckshop and an international enrolment pathway.
Often praised
- Kitchen Garden Program
- Bushland setting
- Wellbeing hubs
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 Golden Beach 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caloundra Christian College (Caloundra) | Caloundra | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.6 km | 1,058 | 438 |
| Caloundra City Private School (Pelican Waters) | Pelican Waters | Independent k–12 / combined | 1.7 km | 1,095 | 228 |
| Caloundra State School | Caloundra | Public primary | 2.6 km | 1,027 | 481 |
| Unity College (Caloundra West) | Caloundra West | Catholic k–12 / combined | 3.0 km | 1,065 | 1,450 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary School (Caloundra) | Caloundra | Catholic primary | 3.3 km | 1,092 | 321 |
| Baringa State Primary School | Caloundra South | Public primary | 3.6 km | 1,032 | 930 |
| Currimundi State School | Currimundi | Public primary | 4.5 km | 1,041 | 619 |
| Talara Primary College | Currimundi | Public primary | 4.7 km | 1,035 | 974 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emu Creek State School | East Greenmount | Public primary · P-6 | 42 | 1,015 |
| Forest Lake State School | Forest Lake | Public primary · P-6 | 738 | 1,015 |
| Griffin State School | Griffin | Public primary · P-6 | 1,159 | 1,015 |
| Haden State School | Haden | Public primary · P-6 | 12 | 1,015 |
| Helensvale State School | Helensvale | Public primary · P-6 | 871 | 1,015 |
| Hilliard State School | Alexandra Hills | Public primary · P-6 | 560 | 1,015 |
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.