Government · Secondary · Blackwater

Blackwater State High School

307

Students

179 boys · 128 girls

7-12

Year range

880

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 880

ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of students at this school — it is an intake measure, not a teaching quality or outcomes ranking. National average is 1000. Range is roughly 500–1300. This school's ICSEA places it above 7% of Australian schools.

Suburb Blackwater 4717

Local government area Central Highlands (Qld)

Remoteness Outer Regional

Sector Government

School type Secondary

Indigenous students 8%

Statistical area (SA2) Central Highlands - East

Official website blackwatershs.eq.edu.au

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Other schools in Central Highlands - East

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Bauhinia State School Government Prep-6 33 917

Blackwater North State School Government Prep-6 446 916

Blackwater State School Government Prep-6 127 785

Bluff State School Government Prep-6 23 895

Dingo State School Government Prep-6 45 962

Duaringa State School Government Prep-6 45 865

Wadja Wadja High School Independent 7-12 57 680

Woorabinda State School Government Prep-6 184 700

Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC and NSW government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2026 and NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026. ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index — it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →