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Merrimac State High School
Merrimac State High School is a government secondary school in Mermaid Waters, Queensland, teaching year levels 7-12 to 930 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 59% of Australian schools.
Merrimac State High School had 930 students in 2025, compared with 1,258 in 2016 (down 26%).
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 Merrimac State High School overlaps 7 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.
Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Clear Island Waters, Merrimac, Carrara, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach
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 Merrimac State High School zone
3 areas have their centre inside this zone. Median 3-bedroom house rent runs from $950 to $1,200 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: Mermaid Waters
Figures are for the Mermaid Waters statistical area (SA2), which contains the school. SA2 boundaries do not always equal suburb boundaries, and childcare services are matched by suburb name. See the full Mermaid Waters profile →
Nearest schools to Merrimac State High School
Listed nearest first. Distance is a straight line between ACARA school locations, not travel distance, and the order is not a ranking.
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Questions about Merrimac State High School
How many students go to Merrimac State High School?
Merrimac State High School has 930 students enrolled (472 boys and 458 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.
What year levels does Merrimac State High School teach?
Merrimac State High School teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.
Is Merrimac State High School a government or non-government school?
Merrimac State High School is a government school in Mermaid Waters, Queensland.
What does the ICSEA of 1029 at Merrimac 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. Merrimac State High School has an ICSEA of 1029, which places it above 59% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.
Which suburbs are in the Merrimac State High School catchment?
The official zone for Merrimac State High School overlaps 7 suburbs: Mermaid Waters, Broadbeach Waters, Clear Island Waters, Merrimac, Carrara, Broadbeach, Mermaid Beach. 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.
How many childcare services are near Merrimac State High School?
7 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Mermaid Waters, the statistical area around the school. Services are matched by suburb name.
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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 →