Newtown State School
24 Albert Street, Newtown QLD 4350
Newtown State School is a government primary school in Newtown, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 337 students. Its ICSEA is 900, 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: Newtown State School is a Prep to Year 6 Queensland state school with the motto "Every Child, Every Day, Excellence in Education". It celebrated its centenary in 2024. Its website lists a music program, sport, religious instruction, a library, out of school hours care, a tuckshop, student support services and an active P&C with volunteer opportunities and regular parent communication.
Often praised
- Music program
- Centenary school heritage
- Active parent 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
School-level NAPLAN results are published by ACARA on My School under terms that do not allow them to be reproduced here. See Newtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic primary | 0.3 km | 1,029 | 454 |
| The Glennie School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Independent k–12 / combined | 0.4 km | 1,073 | 700 |
| St Mary's College (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic k–12 / combined | 0.8 km | 1,017 | 930 |
| Toowoomba North State School | Toowoomba | Public primary | 1.4 km | 909 | 237 |
| Holy Name Primary School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic primary | 1.4 km | 987 | 148 |
| St Anthony's School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic primary | 1.6 km | 998 | 234 |
| Harristown State School | Harristown | Public primary | 1.8 km | 859 | 446 |
| Sacred Heart Primary School (Toowoomba) | Toowoomba | Catholic primary | 2.1 km | 998 | 246 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury State School | Maryborough | Public primary · P-6 | 210 | 900 |
| Walkervale State School | Walkervale | Public primary · K-6 | 350 | 900 |
| Wallaville State School | Wallaville | Public primary · P-6 | 47 | 900 |
| Albert State School | Maryborough | Public primary · P-6 | 126 | 899 |
| Biloela State School | Biloela | Public primary · K-6 | 289 | 901 |
| Brassall State School | Brassall | Public primary · P-6 | 584 | 901 |
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.