Howard State School
108 William Street, Howard QLD 4659
Howard State School is a government primary school in Howard, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 163 students. Its ICSEA is 894, 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: Howard State School is a Prep to Year 6 school about 20 minutes north of Maryborough. Its motto is "Strive to Shine", and it describes itself as a caring, safe and friendly school where everyone is valued, supported and challenged. It offers an instrumental music program, a tuckshop and a uniform shop, and promotes a strong sense of belonging.
Often praised
- Caring, inclusive school culture
- Instrumental music program
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 Howard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torbanlea State School | Torbanlea | Public primary | 5.1 km | 937 | 106 |
| Carinity Education - Glendyne (Nikenbah) | Nikenbah | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.0 km | 882 | 142 |
| Riverside Christian College (Maryborough) | Maryborough | Independent k–12 / combined | 24.2 km | 1,004 | 1,329 |
| Yarrilee State School | Urraween | Public primary | 25.0 km | 965 | 732 |
| Xavier Catholic College (Hervey Bay) | Hervey Bay | Catholic k–12 / combined | 25.1 km | 1,021 | 1,322 |
| St Helens State School | St Helens | Public primary | 25.3 km | 951 | 305 |
| Sunbury State School | Maryborough | Public primary | 25.6 km | 900 | 210 |
| St James Lutheran College (Urraween) | Urraween | Independent k–12 / combined | 25.8 km | 1,038 | 754 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyburn State School | Leyburn | Public primary · P-6 | 23 | 894 |
| Trebonne State School | Trebonne | Public primary · P-6 | 16 | 894 |
| Bluff State School | Bluff | Public primary · P-6 | 23 | 895 |
| Dunwich State School | Dunwich | Public primary · P-6 | 145 | 893 |
| Morayfield State School | Morayfield | Public primary · P-6 | 455 | 895 |
| Mount Archer State School | Koongal | Public primary · P-6 | 531 | 895 |
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.