William Duncan State School
114-136 Alexander Drive, Highland Park QLD 4211
William Duncan State School is a government primary school in Highland Park, QLD from Prep to Year 6 with about 580 students. Its ICSEA is 975, 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: William Duncan State School in Highland Park, Gold Coast, opened in 1987 and has roughly 600 students from Prep to Year 6. Its values are honour, strength and trust, and it describes itself as a united school of excellence. Specialist programs include music, Japanese, STEaM, the arts and health and physical education, with instrumental music, choir, gifted enrichment, interschool sport and camps.
Often praised
- Japanese and STEaM specialists
- Instrumental music and choir
- Gifted enrichment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worongary State School | Worongary | Public primary | 1.3 km | 994 | 508 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School (Nerang) | Nerang | Catholic primary | 2.0 km | 1,036 | 338 |
| Nerang State School | Nerang | Public primary | 2.7 km | 979 | 244 |
| Emmanuel College (Carrara) | Carrara | Independent k–12 / combined | 3.5 km | 1,139 | 1,686 |
| Josiah College (Carrara) | Carrara | Independent primary | 3.6 km | 1,084 | 102 |
| Gilston State School | Gilston | Public primary | 3.8 km | 1,026 | 484 |
| Silkwood School (Mount Nathan) | Mount Nathan | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.4 km | 1,073 | 765 |
| Trinity Lutheran College (Ashmore Rd, Ashmore) | Ashmore | Independent k–12 / combined | 4.7 km | 1,086 | 1,322 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maroon State School | Maroon | Public primary · P-6 | 11 | 975 |
| Minden State School | Minden | Public primary · P-6 | 135 | 975 |
| Veresdale Scrub State School | Veresdale Scrub | Public primary · P-6 | 72 | 975 |
| Booyal Central State School | Booyal | Public primary · P-6 | 8 | 976 |
| Branyan Road State School | Branyan | Public primary · P-6 | 453 | 974 |
| Burnett Heads State School | Burnett Heads | Public primary · P-6 | 96 | 976 |
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.