Goondi State School
78 Maple Street, Goondi Bend QLD 4860
Goondi State School is a government primary school in Goondi Bend, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 330 students. Its ICSEA is 919, 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: Goondi State School is a Prep to Year 6 school near Innisfail in the Cassowary Coast region, with roughly 400 students from town, residential, acreage and farming backgrounds. Its motto is "Dare To Do Well". The school uses explicit teaching and direct instruction approaches, with structured reading, writing, spelling and mathematics programs, and says it is held in high regard by the Innisfail community.
Often praised
- Explicit teaching approach
- Structured literacy and maths
- Well regarded locally
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Innisfail State School | Innisfail | Public primary | 2.0 km | 771 | 117 |
| Good Counsel Primary School (Innisfail) | Innisfail | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,001 | 340 |
| Innisfail East State School | East Innisfail | Public primary | 2.8 km | 814 | 148 |
| Radiant Life College (East Innisfail) | East Innisfail | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.2 km | 749 | 137 |
| Mundoo State School | Wangan | Public primary | 4.9 km | 901 | 30 |
| Flying Fish Point State School | Flying Fish Point | Public primary | 7.4 km | 803 | 45 |
| Mourilyan State School | Mourilyan | Public primary | 7.8 km | 943 | 165 |
| South Johnstone State School | South Johnstone | Public primary | 7.9 km | 864 | 20 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Creek State School | Julia Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 38 | 919 |
| Serviceton South State School | Inala | Public primary · P-6 | 454 | 919 |
| El Arish State School | El Arish | Public primary · P-6 | 32 | 918 |
| Maryborough West State School | Maryborough | Public primary · K-6 | 269 | 918 |
| Mount Sylvia State School | Mount Sylvia | Public primary · P-6 | 23 | 918 |
| Murphy's Creek State School | Murphys Creek | Public primary · P-6 | 17 | 918 |
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.