Mackay Central State School
Alfred Street, Mackay QLD 4740
Mackay Central State School is a government primary school in Mackay, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 216 students. Its ICSEA is 908, 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: Mackay Central State School is a Prep to Year 6 state primary school whose motto is "Strive to excel". Its website offers newsletters, annual reports, enrolment information, term dates and parent-teacher scheduling, and lists a tuckshop and uniform shop. The school keeps in touch with its community through social media and publishes its student conduct code.
Often praised
- Strong academic motto
- Active community communication
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Mackay South) | Mackay South | Catholic primary | 1.0 km | 1,050 | 384 |
| Victoria Park State School | East Mackay | Public primary | 1.3 km | 927 | 602 |
| Mackay West State School | West Mackay | Public primary | 2.2 km | 980 | 770 |
| St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (Mackay West) | Mackay West | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,031 | 569 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (North Mackay) | North Mackay | Catholic primary | 2.6 km | 1,016 | 349 |
| Mackay North State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 2.6 km | 933 | 401 |
| Fitzgerald State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 3.6 km | 955 | 632 |
| Glenella State School | Glenella | Public primary | 4.3 km | 977 | 234 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingaroy State School | Kingaroy | Public primary · K-6 | 325 | 908 |
| Lowmead State School | Lowmead | Public primary · P-6 | 13 | 908 |
| Miles State School | Miles | Public primary · K-6 | 200 | 908 |
| Rosewood State School | Rosewood | Public primary · P-6 | 316 | 908 |
| Victoria Plantation State School | Victoria Plantation | Public primary · P-6 | 25 | 908 |
| Bellenden Ker State School | Bellenden Ker | Public primary · P-6 | 6 | 909 |
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.