Sunshine Beach State School
105 Ben Lexcen Drive, Sunshine Beach QLD 4567
Sunshine Beach State School is a government primary school in Sunshine Beach, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 706 students. Its ICSEA is 1,083, 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: Sunshine Beach State School is a Queensland public school and Education Queensland International provider. It describes learning as fun in a challenging yet supportive environment, and was the first Australian school accredited as a Quality School by the William Glasser Institute. Programs include languages, arts and music, excellence opportunities, camps and sports. It has chaplaincy support, an active P&C and an alumni network.
Often praised
- Glasser Quality School
- Languages, arts and music
- International students welcome
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas More Primary School (Sunshine Beach) | Sunshine Beach | Catholic primary | 0.4 km | 1,086 | 578 |
| Montessori Noosa (Sunshine Beach) | Sunshine Beach | Independent primary | 0.4 km | 1,057 | 58 |
| Good Shepherd Lutheran College (Noosaville) | Noosaville | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | 1,117 | 1,121 |
| Tewantin State School | Tewantin | Public primary | 7.1 km | 1,018 | 560 |
| Noosaville State School | Noosaville | Public primary | 7.3 km | 1,039 | 418 |
| Noosa Pengari Steiner School (Doonan) | Doonan | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.0 km | 1,089 | 324 |
| Peregian Beach College (Peregian Beach) | Peregian Beach | Independent k–12 / combined | 9.2 km | 1,069 | 347 |
| St Andrew's Anglican College (Peregian Springs) | Peregian Springs | Independent k–12 / combined | 10.6 km | 1,143 | 1,459 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadbeach State School | Broadbeach | Public primary · P-6 | 1,204 | 1,082 |
| Everton Park State School | Everton Park | Public primary · P-6 | 558 | 1,084 |
| Jindalee State School | Jindalee | Public primary · P-6 | 522 | 1,082 |
| Hamilton Island State School | Whitsundays | Public primary · P-6 | 19 | 1,081 |
| Warrigal Road State School | Eight Mile Plains | Public primary · P-6 | 1,159 | 1,085 |
| Mackenzie State Primary School | Mackenzie | Public primary · P-6 | 183 | 1,086 |
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.