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Toowoomba State High School

Toowoomba State High School is a government secondary school in Mount Lofty, Queensland, teaching year levels 7-12 to 775 students.

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775
Students
389 boys · 386 girls
7-12
Year range
934
ICSEA
avg = 1000
4%
Students from non-English speaking background
ICSEA - socio-educational intake context 934

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 19% of Australian schools.

Suburb Mount Lofty 4350
Local government area Toowoomba
Remoteness Inner Regional
Sector Government
School type Secondary
Indigenous students 2%
Statistical area (SA2) Toowoomba - East
Official website toowoombashs.eq.edu.au
Enrolments 2016-2025

Toowoomba State High School had 775 students in 2025, compared with 1,574 in 2016 (down 51%).

1,574 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 775 '25

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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Toowoomba State High School catchment: suburbs in the zone

The official zone for Toowoomba State High School overlaps 16 suburbs. The zone sets the addresses this school is the designated local government school for.

Murphys Creek, Ballard, White Mountain, Mount Lofty, Upper Lockyer, Harlaxton, Withcott, Blue Mountain Heights, Mount Kynoch, Highfields, Birnam, North Toowoomba, East Toowoomba, Toowoomba City, Prince Henry Heights, Redwood

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 Toowoomba State High School zone

2 areas have their centre inside this zone. Median 3-bedroom house rent: $560 a week.

Area 3-bed house rent
North Toowoomba - Harlaxton $560 a weekpostcode 4350
Toowoomba - East $560 a weekpostcode 4350

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: Toowoomba - East

3
Childcare services
ACECQA register
41.1%
Families that are couples with children
ABS Census 2021
10,831
Residents
ABS, June 2025

Figures are for the Toowoomba - East 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 Toowoomba - East profile →

Nearest schools to Toowoomba State High School

School Sector Years Enrolment ICSEA Distance
Harlaxton State School Government Prep-6 177 828 1.2 km
Downlands College Catholic Prep-12 1,187 1060 1.3 km
Good Samaritan College Catholic 7-12 79 950 1.6 km
Fairholme College Independent Prep-12 849 1110 1.7 km
Toowoomba East State School Government Prep-6 867 1067 1.7 km
Mater Dei Primary School Catholic Prep-6 433 1116 1.7 km

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 Toowoomba State High School

How many students go to Toowoomba State High School?

Toowoomba State High School has 775 students enrolled (389 boys and 386 girls), according to the ACARA School Profile 2025.

What year levels does Toowoomba State High School teach?

Toowoomba State High School teaches year levels 7-12. ACARA lists it as a secondary school.

Is Toowoomba State High School a government or non-government school?

Toowoomba State High School is a government school in Mount Lofty, Queensland.

What does the ICSEA of 934 at Toowoomba 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. Toowoomba State High School has an ICSEA of 934, which places it above 19% of Australian schools. It measures student intake, not teaching quality or results.

Which suburbs are in the Toowoomba State High School catchment?

The official zone for Toowoomba State High School overlaps 16 suburbs: Murphys Creek, Ballard, White Mountain, Mount Lofty, Upper Lockyer, Harlaxton, Withcott, Blue Mountain Heights, Mount Kynoch, Highfields, Birnam, North Toowoomba and 4 more. 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 Toowoomba State High School?

3 childcare services are listed on the ACECQA national register for Toowoomba - East, 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 →