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Ballandean State School

Ballandean, QLD, 4382

60 students enrolled

School details

Address: QLD
Website: Visit website
School type: Primary
ICSEA: 992
School code: 1164
ACARA ID: 47044

Location

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How this school compares

Benchmarks against nearby schools and similar peers (Queensland government primary) using ICSEA, enrolments, staffing, and student background data.

ICSEA

65th

992 · peer percentile

Enrolment

30th

60 · peer percentile

Students per FTE teacher

41th

12.8 · peer percentile

ICSEA percentile

66th

43% · peer percentile

Enrolment has declined 26.8% from 2008 to 2025 (82 → 60). Peer schools averaged +7.3% over their own spans.
Gender split is about 55% male / 45% female.

Enrolment trend

82 (2008) → 60 (2025) · -26.8%

Peer average change: +7.3%

ICSEA

This school: 992 · 65th percentile among peers

Enrolment history

School profile data

Program and context details. Student and staffing benchmarks are in How this school compares above.

Remoteness (2026): Outer Regional
Campus type (2025): School Single Entity
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): Maranoa
Geolocation (2025): Outer Regional
Governing Body (2025): Queensland Department of Education
Governing Body Url (2025): https://qed.qld.gov.au/
Lga Name (2026): Southern Downs
Rolled Reporting (2025): Individual Reporting
Sa2 Name (2026): Stanthorpe Surrounds
Sa3 Name (2026): Granite Belt
Sa4 Name (2026): Darling Downs - Maranoa

School

992

vs Queensland government primary (920 schools)

26 above average

Average

966

Enrolment

This school: 60 (2025) · 30th percentile among peers

School

60

vs Queensland government primary (920 schools)

264 below average

Average

324

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 12.8 (2025) · 41th percentile among peers

School

12.8

vs Queensland government primary (920 schools)

0.3 above average

Average

12.5

ICSEA percentile

This school: 43% (2025) · 66th percentile among peers

School

43%

vs Queensland government primary (898 schools)

7 pts above average

Average

36%

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 13% (2025) · 58th percentile among peers

School

13%

vs Queensland government primary (920 schools)

2.9 pts below average

Average

15.9%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 7% (2025) · 38th percentile among peers

School

7%

vs Queensland government primary (920 schools)

8.8 pts below average

Average

15.8%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 12% (2025) · 71th percentile among peers

School

12%

vs Queensland government primary (898 schools)

about average

Average

11.7%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 24% (2025) · 25th percentile among peers

School

24%

vs Queensland government primary (898 schools)

16.9 pts below average

Average

40.9%

Teaching staff

This school: 5 (2025) · 28th percentile among peers

School

5

vs Queensland government primary (920 schools)

22 below average

Average

27

FTE teaching staff

This school: 5 (2025) · 30th percentile among peers

School

5

vs Queensland government primary (920 schools)

19 below average

Average

23

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA and SEA describe socio-educational advantage, not school quality. LBOTE / Indigenous shares and FOEI are context, not rankings. Each metric uses one shared scale; the teal marker shows this school's position on every average bar.

School Url (2025)

https://ballandeanss.eq.edu.au

Special school (2026)

0

State Electoral Division (2026)

Southern Downs

Year range (2025)

Prep-6

Enrolments by grade

Offers: one year before year 1, year 1, year 2, year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6

Enrolments · one year before year 1: 7
Enrolments · year 1: 12
Enrolments · year 2: 8
Enrolments · year 3: 7
Enrolments · year 4: 11
Enrolments · year 5: 5
Enrolments · year 6: 10