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Central Highlands school zones

The Central Highlands council area in Queensland has 18 primary zones and 4 secondary zones for government schools. Each one is listed below with the suburbs it covers and the median rents around them.

Schools are in alphabetical order. A zone can cross a council border, so some suburbs listed here sit in a neighbouring council. A suburb can also be split between two zones - check your street address on Queensland catchment maps before you rely on it.

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Jump to: Primary zones (18) · Secondary zones (4)

Primary school zones in Central Highlands

18 zones. Select a school to see its suburbs and figures.

Anakie State School

Anakie Siding · Years Prep-6

Open the Anakie State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Willows, Sapphire Central, Lochington, Argyll, Anakie Siding, Carbine Creek, Fork Lagoons
ICSEA
884 student intake, not a ranking

Bauhinia State School

Bauhinia · Years Prep-6

Open the Bauhinia State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Mungabunda, Goomally, Oombabeer, Rhydding, Dromedary, Bauhinia, Coorada
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$425 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
917 student intake, not a ranking

Blackwater North State School

Blackwater · Years Prep-6

Open the Blackwater North State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Blackwater
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$425 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
916 student intake, not a ranking

Blackwater State School

Blackwater · Years Prep-6

Open the Blackwater State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Stewarton, Blackwater, Mackenzie River, Comet, Blackdown, Jellinbah, Bluff
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$425 to $470 a week lowest and highest of 2 areas with a published figure
ICSEA
785 student intake, not a ranking

Bluff State School

Bluff · Years Prep-6

Open the Bluff State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Bluff, Dingo
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$425 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
895 student intake, not a ranking

Capella State School

Capella · Years Prep-6

Open the Capella State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Hibernia, Carbine Creek, Crinum, Belcong, Retro, Lowestoff, Lilyvale, Khosh Bulduk, Fork Lagoons, Mount Macarthur, Chirnside, Gordonstone, Capella
ICSEA
938 student intake, not a ranking

Denison State School

Emerald · Years Prep-6

Open the Denison State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Emerald, Fork Lagoons
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$550 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
948 student intake, not a ranking

Dingo State School

Dingo · Years Prep-6

Open the Dingo State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Dingo, Goowarra, Blackdown, Alsace, Jellinbah, Mackenzie, Wallaroo
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$425 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
962 student intake, not a ranking

Duaringa State School

Duaringa · Years Prep-6

Open the Duaringa State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Duaringa, Coomoo, Balcomba, Barnard, Boolburra, Wallaroo, Gainsford
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$425 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
865 student intake, not a ranking

Emerald North State School

Emerald · Years Prep-6

Open the Emerald North State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Wyuna, Gordonstone, Emerald, Crinum
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$550 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
878 student intake, not a ranking

Emerald State School

Emerald · Years Prep-6

Open the Emerald State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Emerald, Comet
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$550 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
948 student intake, not a ranking

Gindie State School

Gindie · Years Prep-6

Open the Gindie State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Gindie, Arcturus, Minerva
ICSEA
1039 student intake, not a ranking

Rolleston State School

Rolleston · Years Prep-6

Open the Rolleston State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Consuelo, Humboldt, Albinia, Coorumbene, Lowesby, Arcadia Valley, Togara, Rolleston
ICSEA
969 student intake, not a ranking

Tieri State School

Tieri · Years Prep-6

Open the Tieri State School page

Suburbs in the zone
Mackenzie River, Bundoora, Lilyvale, Belcong, Tieri
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$470 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
949 student intake, not a ranking

Secondary school zones in Central Highlands

Blackwater State High School

Blackwater · Years 7-12
Suburbs in the zone
Comet, Stewarton, Bluff, Blackwater, Dingo, Jellinbah
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$425 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
880 student intake, not a ranking

Capella State High School

Capella · Years 7-12
Suburbs in the zone
Carbine Creek, Hibernia, Lilyvale, Belcong, Crinum, Retro, Fork Lagoons, Lowestoff, Khosh Bulduk, Mount Macarthur, Bundoora, Argyll, Chirnside, Gordonstone and 2 more - see the zone map
ICSEA
925 student intake, not a ranking

Emerald State High School

Emerald · Years 7-12
Suburbs in the zone
Emerald, Gindie, Comet, Wyuna, Sapphire Central, Fork Lagoons, Anakie Siding, Gordonstone, Crinum
Median weekly rent, 3-bedroom house
$550 a week one area with a published figure
ICSEA
945 student intake, not a ranking

Springsure State School

Springsure · Years Prep-10
Suburbs in the zone
Arcturus, Minerva, Cona Creek, Wealwandangie, Orion, Gindie, Cairdbeign, Albinia, Nandowrie, Springsure
ICSEA
944 student intake, not a ranking

Which government school zones are in Central Highlands?

The Central Highlands council area in Queensland has 18 primary zones and 4 secondary zones. Primary: Anakie State School, Arcadia Valley State School, Bauhinia State School, Blackwater North State School, Blackwater State School, Bluff State School, Capella State School, Comet State School, Denison State School, Dingo State School and 8 more. Secondary: Blackwater State High School, Capella State High School, Emerald State High School, Springsure State School.

How do I check which school zone my address in Central Highlands is in?

Zone lines follow streets, not suburb borders, so one suburb can be split between two zones. Type your street address into the address check on our school zones page, then confirm it on Queensland catchment maps, the official map, before you rely on it.

How to read this page

  • Which zones are listed - government schools located in the Central Highlands council area that have an official zone. A few schools are left out because the zone data does not name them clearly; non-government and specialist schools have no zones.
  • Suburbs in the zone - suburbs the zone covers in whole or in a large part (at least 10% of the suburb or of the zone).
  • Prices and rents - the medians our suburb pages show for the statistical areas (ABS SA2) that contain the zone's suburbs, as the lowest and highest. They describe those whole areas, not only the streets inside the zone. Queensland publishes no free sale-price series, so only rent is shown.
  • ICSEA - a picture of the family backgrounds of a school's students (1000 is the national average). It describes student intake. It is not a ranking and not a measure of teaching.

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Sources: school zones - © State of Queensland (Department of Education), state school catchments, CC BY 4.0, 2026. Schools, council area and ICSEA - ACARA School Profile 2025. Suburb boundaries - Australian Bureau of Statistics, ASGS Edition 3 Suburbs and Localities. Rents - © The State of Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority, Jun 2026, CC BY 3.0 AU. School zones are published for enrolment and can change each year, so do not rely on a zone alone for a property purchase decision. General information only, not financial advice. Where each dataset comes from