Samford State School
School Road, Samford Village QLD 4520
Samford State School is a government primary school in Samford Village, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 587 students. Its ICSEA is 1,100, 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: Samford State School in the Samford Valley was established in 1872 and has the motto "Strive with honour". It describes itself as student centred, focused on the whole child, and became an Independent Public School in 2015. It offers languages, music and physical education, and has a library, tuckshop, uniform shop and out-of-school hours care.
Often praised
- Long-established local school
- Languages and music
- Independent Public School
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford Valley Steiner School (Wights Mountain) | Wights Mountain | Independent k–12 / combined | 2.8 km | 1,103 | 500 |
| Ferny Grove State School | Ferny Grove | Public primary | 5.6 km | 1,066 | 668 |
| Patricks Road State School | Ferny Hills | Public primary | 5.6 km | 1,105 | 771 |
| St Andrew's Catholic School (Ferny Grove) | Ferny Grove | Catholic primary | 5.8 km | 1,097 | 539 |
| Ferny Hills State School | Ferny Hills | Public primary | 6.8 km | 1,057 | 440 |
| Pine Community School (Arana Hills) | Arana Hills | Independent primary | 8.2 km | 1,080 | 103 |
| Grovely State School | Keperra | Public primary | 8.4 km | 1,001 | 303 |
| Hilder Road State School | The Gap | Public primary | 8.7 km | 1,145 | 434 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moggill State School | Moggill | Public primary · P-6 | 698 | 1,099 |
| MacGregor State School | Macgregor | Public primary · P-6 | 1,212 | 1,102 |
| Nundah State School | Nundah | Public primary · P-6 | 640 | 1,098 |
| Jamboree Heights State School | Jamboree Heights | Public primary · K-6 | 893 | 1,103 |
| Buderim Mountain State School | Buderim | Public primary · P-6 | 1,183 | 1,096 |
| Junction Park State School | Annerley | Public primary · P-6 | 470 | 1,104 |
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.