Mackay West State School
Pinder Street, West Mackay QLD 4740
Mackay West State School is a government primary school in West Mackay, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 770 students. Its ICSEA is 980, 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 West State School is a Prep to Year 6 state primary school guided by the motto "Always our best". Its website lists a music curriculum, extra-curricular activities including sport and choir, a library, tuckshop and uniform shop. It describes an active P&C, community partnerships, a focus on student wellbeing and conduct, and term-based calendars for families.
Often praised
- Music and choir
- Active P&C community
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 Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (Mackay West) | Mackay West | Catholic primary | 0.3 km | 1,031 | 569 |
| Mackay Central State School | Mackay | Public primary | 2.2 km | 908 | 216 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Mackay South) | Mackay South | Catholic primary | 2.4 km | 1,050 | 384 |
| Victoria Park State School | East Mackay | Public primary | 3.4 km | 927 | 602 |
| Glenella State School | Glenella | Public primary | 3.7 km | 977 | 234 |
| Mackay North State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 4.1 km | 933 | 401 |
| Fitzgerald State School | North Mackay | Public primary | 4.2 km | 955 | 632 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (North Mackay) | North Mackay | Catholic primary | 4.2 km | 1,016 | 349 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condamine State School | Condamine | Public primary · P-6 | 35 | 980 |
| Darra State School | Darra | Public primary · P-6 | 221 | 980 |
| Ipswich Central State School | Ipswich | Public primary · K-6 | 529 | 980 |
| Jinibara State School | Narangba | Public primary · P-6 | 611 | 980 |
| Federal State School | Federal | Public primary · P-6 | 55 | 981 |
| Freestone State School | Freestone | Public primary · P-6 | 24 | 979 |
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.