Government · Secondary · Pialba

Hervey Bay State High School

1,280

Students

627 boys · 653 girls

7-12

Year range

963

ICSEA

avg = 1000

Students from non-English speaking background

ICSEA — socio-educational intake context 963

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 30% of Australian schools.

Suburb Pialba 4655

Local government area Fraser Coast

Remoteness Inner Regional

Sector Government

School type Secondary

Indigenous students 1%

Statistical area (SA2) Pialba - Eli Waters

Official website herveybayshs.eq.edu.au

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Other schools in Pialba - Eli Waters

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA

Xavier Catholic College Catholic Prep-12 1,322 1021

Pialba State School Government Prep-6 367 901

Bayside Christian College Hervey Bay Independent Prep-12 631 1010

St James Lutheran College Independent Prep-12 754 1038

Yarrilee State School Government Prep-6 732 965

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 →