Scarborough State School
Eversleigh Road, Scarborough QLD 4020
Scarborough State School is a government primary school in Scarborough, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 776 students. Its ICSEA is 1,015, 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: Scarborough State School, with the Latin motto "Cresco" (I grow), describes itself as the "Pride of the Peninsula." Its campus includes a hall, multipurpose courts, adventure playgrounds, a swimming pool, large ovals, an air-conditioned resource centre and computer laboratories, a music centre and a student support centre. Students use online learning tools and typing instruction, and a tuckshop follows Queensland Health guidelines.
Often praised
- Swimming pool and large ovals
- Music centre
- Well-resourced campus
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 Scarborough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross Catholic College (Scarborough) | Scarborough | Catholic k–12 / combined | 1.2 km | 1,041 | 1,653 |
| Kippa-Ring State School | Kippa-Ring | Public primary | 2.9 km | 899 | 274 |
| Hercules Road State School | Kippa-Ring | Public primary | 3.1 km | 951 | 636 |
| Humpybong State School | Margate | Public primary | 3.5 km | 974 | 565 |
| Grace Lutheran Primary School (Clontarf) | Clontarf | Independent primary | 4.8 km | 1,090 | 479 |
| Mueller College (Rothwell) | Rothwell | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.8 km | 1,078 | 1,867 |
| Clontarf Beach State School | Clontarf | Public primary | 5.1 km | 969 | 425 |
| St Benedict's Primary School (Mango Hill) | Mango Hill | Catholic primary | 7.8 km | 1,070 | 762 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emu Creek State School | East Greenmount | Public primary · P-6 | 42 | 1,015 |
| Forest Lake State School | Forest Lake | Public primary · P-6 | 738 | 1,015 |
| Golden Beach State School | Golden Beach | Public primary · P-6 | 548 | 1,015 |
| Griffin State School | Griffin | Public primary · P-6 | 1,159 | 1,015 |
| Haden State School | Haden | Public primary · P-6 | 12 | 1,015 |
| Helensvale State School | Helensvale | Public primary · P-6 | 871 | 1,015 |
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.