Torquay State School
Tavistock Street, Torquay QLD 4655
Torquay State School is a government primary school in Torquay, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 183 students. Its ICSEA is 875, 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: Torquay State School is centrally located in Hervey Bay. Its motto is "Trying our best is the key to success", and staff describe collective responsibility for each child's learning. It offers science education with a dedicated laboratory, inquiry-based and hands-on learning, school houses, before and after-school care, kindy and playgroup services, a tuckshop and an active P&C.
Often praised
- Dedicated science laboratory
- Inquiry-based learning
- Before and after-school care
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Strait State School | Urangan | Public primary | 1.8 km | 965 | 706 |
| Kawungan State School | Kawungan | Public primary | 1.9 km | 976 | 877 |
| Star of the Sea Catholic School (Torquay) | Torquay | Catholic primary | 2.3 km | 1,010 | 388 |
| Pialba State School | Pialba | Public primary | 3.3 km | 901 | 367 |
| Fraser Coast Anglican College (Wondunna) | Wondunna | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,098 | 1,010 |
| Urangan Point State School | Urangan | Public primary | 3.7 km | 914 | 272 |
| Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay (Urraween) | Urraween | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.1 km | 1,010 | 631 |
| St James Lutheran College (Urraween) | Urraween | Independent k–12 / combined | 5.3 km | 1,038 | 754 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrinba East State School | Berrinba | Public primary · P-6 | 398 | 875 |
| Gatton State School | Gatton | Public primary · K-6 | 399 | 875 |
| Home Hill State School | Home Hill | Public primary · P-6 | 128 | 875 |
| Woolooga State School | Woolooga | Public primary · P-6 | 14 | 875 |
| Scottville State School | Scottville | Public primary · P-6 | 47 | 876 |
| Thargomindah State School | Thargomindah | Public primary · K-6 | 20 | 877 |
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.