Kawana Waters State College
119 Sportsmans Parade, Bokarina QLD 4575
Kawana Waters State College is a government combined primary and secondary school in Bokarina, QLD from Prep to Year 12 with about 2,495 students. Its ICSEA is 1,034, 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
Based on the school's own website and public education department listings, Kawana Waters State College is a P-12 Independent Public School in Bokarina on the Sunshine Coast. It offers specialist programs including Aquatics Excellence, Football School of Excellence, an Academic Curriculum Extension (ACE) program, and Arts programs, alongside partnerships with the University of the Sunshine Coast and Sunshine Coast Trade Training Centre. It is also accredited to enrol international students through Education Queensland International.
Often praised
- Academic extension program (ACE)
- Sport and arts excellence programs
- University and industry partnerships
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 Kawana Waters State College on My School · Why some data is missing
Gifted and accelerated programs
Academic Curriculum Extension (ACE)
Many comprehensive public high schools run their own class or program for high-ability students, under names such as Gifted and Talented, Academic Extension, Academic Excellence (common in Queensland), Enrichment or SEAL. These are not a department program: each school sets its own entry (often a test or application in Year 6) and class size. Listed only where the school's own website describes a dedicated class; check details with the school.
- Year levels
- 7–9
- Entry
- Application and testing
Source: department page ↗. Check current entry dates with the school.
Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
| School | Suburb | Type | Distance | ICSEA | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Lutheran College (Meridan Plains) | Meridan Plains | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.7 km | 1,114 | 1,204 |
| Meridan State College | Meridan Plains | Public k–12 / combined | 4.3 km | 1,013 | 1,795 |
| Caloundra Christian College (Caloundra) | Caloundra | Independent k–12 / combined | 6.6 km | 1,058 | 438 |
| Chancellor State College | Sippy Downs | Public k–12 / combined | 7.0 km | 1,042 | 2,609 |
| Unity College (Caloundra West) | Caloundra West | Catholic k–12 / combined | 7.8 km | 1,065 | 1,450 |
| Matthew Flinders Anglican College (Buderim) | Buderim | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.1 km | 1,155 | 1,426 |
| Immanuel Lutheran College (Buderim) | Buderim | Independent k–12 / combined | 8.9 km | 1,120 | 1,239 |
| Caloundra City Private School (Pelican Waters) | Pelican Waters | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.5 km | 1,095 | 228 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane School of Distance Education | Coorparoo | Public k–12 / combined · K-12 | 3,100 | 1,038 |
| Calamvale Community CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | Calamvale | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,461 | 1,026 |
| Chancellor State College | Sippy Downs | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,609 | 1,042 |
| Cairns School of Distance Education | Manunda | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 3,692 | 1,024 |
| Whites Hill State College | Camp Hill | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 832 | 1,020 |
| North Lakes State CollegeGifted class: Gifted class | North Lakes | Public k–12 / combined · P-12 | 2,407 | 1,018 |
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.