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Bowen State High School
Bowen State High School is a government secondary school in Bowen, Queensland, teaching year levels 7-12 to 679 students.
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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 15% of Australian schools.
Bowen State High School had 679 students in 2025, compared with 609 in 2016 (up 11%).
Total enrolments as reported to ACARA each August. A year marked "-" was not published for this school. Enrolment counts how many students attend, not how good a school is. Source: ACARA School Profile 2008-2025 (Data Access Program).
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The official zone for Bowen State High School overlaps 3 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.
Bowen, Guthalungra, Bogie
Suburbs (ABS gazetted localities) that overlap this school's zone. Boundaries do not line up exactly, so a suburb listed here may be only partly inside it. Confirm eligibility with the official QLD zone finder before relying on an address. Zone data: Queensland Department of Education, state school catchments, 2026.
House prices and rent in the Bowen State High School zone
One area has their centre inside this zone. Median 3-bedroom house rent: $615 a week.
Areas are ABS statistical areas whose centre point is in the zone; part of an area can sit outside it. Listed by name, not by price. Prices and rents are the figures each suburb page publishes (Queensland RTA rents by postcode). Queensland publishes no free official sale-price series, so only rents are shown. © The State of Queensland Residential Tenancies Authority, licensed under 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.
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The suburb: Bowen
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Nearest schools to Bowen State High School
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Questions about Bowen State High School
How many students go to Bowen State High School?
Bowen State High School has 679 students enrolled (351 boys and 328 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
What year levels does Bowen State High School teach?
Bowen State High School teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.
Is Bowen State High School a government or non-government school?
Bowen State High School is a government school in Bowen, Queensland.
What does the ICSEA of 919 at Bowen State High School mean?
ICSEA, the Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage, describes the family background of the students enrolled at a school, such as parents' education and occupation. The national average is 1000. Bowen State High School has an ICSEA of 919, which places it above 15% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
Which suburbs are in the Bowen State High School catchment?
The official zone for Bowen State High School overlaps 3 suburbs: Bowen, Guthalungra, Bogie. A suburb can be only partly inside the zone, so confirm an address with the official QLD zone finder. Zone data: Queensland Department of Education, state school catchments, 2026.
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Source: ACARA School Profile & School Location 2025 (Data Access Program). VIC, NSW and QLD government catchment zones from DET School Zones 2027, NSW DoE School Intake Zones 2026 and Queensland Department of Education state school catchments 2026 (CC BY 4.0). ICSEA is a socio-educational intake index - it measures student background, not teaching quality or outcomes. Methodology →