GovernmentCombined (K–12)

Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School

Palm Beach, QLD, 4221

2,819 students enrolled

School details

Address: QLD
Phone: (07) 5525 9333
Website: Visit website
School type: Secondary
ICSEA: 1,022
School code: 2129
ACARA ID: 47510

Location

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How this school compares

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

ICSEA

83%

1,022 · Higher than 83% of peers

Enrolment

Top 3%

2,819 · Larger than 97% of peers

Students per FTE teacher

4%

14.3 · More than 96% of peers

ICSEA ranks in the top quartile among Queensland government combined schools.
Indigenous enrolment share is lower than peers (8% vs average 18.1%).
More students per FTE teacher than peer average (14.3 vs 10.3).
Enrolment has grown 49.1% from 2008 to 2025 (1,891 → 2,819). Peer median change was +12% (schools with ≥50 students at start of their span).
Gender split is about 50% male / 50% female.

Enrolment trend

1,891 (2008) → 2,819 (2025) · +49.1%

Peer median change: +12%

ICSEA

This school: · higher than 83% of peers

Enrolment history

School profile data

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

Remoteness (2026): Major Cities
Campus type (2025): School Single Entity
Commonwealth Electoral Division (2026): McPherson
Geolocation (2025): Major Cities
Governing Body (2025): Queensland Department of Education
Governing Body Url (2025): https://qed.qld.gov.au/
Lga Name (2026): Gold Coast
Rolled Reporting (2025): Individual Reporting
Sa2 Name (2026): Palm Beach
Sa3 Name (2026): Coolangatta
Sa4 Name (2026): Gold Coast

Nearby schools

Elanora State School

Government718 m away

Currumbin State School

Government783 m away

Currumbin Community Special School

Government2.2 km away

Elanora State High School

Government2.5 km away

1,022

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

26 below average

This school: 1,022
Average: 1,048

vs Queensland government combined(329 schools)

71 above average

This school: 1,022
Average: 951

Enrolment

This school: 2,819 (2025) · larger than 97% of peers

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

1,897 above average

This school: 2,819
Average: 922

vs Queensland government combined(329 schools)

1,985 above average

This school: 2,819
Average: 834

Students per FTE teacher

This school: 14.3 (2025) · more than 96% of peers

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

0.5 above average

This school: 14.3
Average: 13.8

vs Queensland government combined(329 schools)

4 above average

This school: 14.3
Average: 10.3

Indigenous enrolments

This school: 8% (2025)

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

4 pts above average

This school: 8%
Average: 4%

vs Queensland government combined(329 schools)

10.1 pts below average

This school: 8%
Average: 18.1%

LBOTE (language background other than English)

This school: 13% (2025)

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

1.7 pts above average

This school: 13%
Average: 11.3%

vs Queensland government combined(329 schools)

6.4 pts below average

This school: 13%
Average: 19.4%

Students in top SEA quarter

This school: 15% (2025) · higher than 81% of peers

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

4.3 pts below average

This school: 15%
Average: 19.3%

vs Queensland government combined(328 schools)

5.4 pts above average

This school: 15%
Average: 9.6%

Students in bottom SEA quarter

This school: 21% (2025) · fewer than 88% of peers

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

5 pts above average

This school: 21%
Average: 16%

vs Queensland government combined(328 schools)

22.9 pts below average

This school: 21%
Average: 43.9%

Teaching staff

This school: 211 (2025)

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

134 above average

This school: 211
Average: 77

vs Queensland government combined(329 schools)

135 above average

This school: 211
Average: 76

FTE teaching staff

This school: 197 (2025)

vs Postcode 4221(3 schools)

129 above average

This school: 197
Average: 68

vs Queensland government combined(329 schools)

126 above average

This school: 197
Average: 71

Peer group = same state, sector, and education level. ICSEA describes socio-educational advantage of the school community, not school quality. Indigenous and LBOTE shares are context only (shown in the detail comparisons below, not as ranking tiles). Each comparison shows this school and the group average as two bars on one shared scale.

School Url (2025)

https://pbc-shs.eq.edu.au

Special school (2026)

0

State Electoral Division (2026)

Burleigh

Year range (2025)

7-12

Enrolments by grade

Offers: year 10, year 11, year 12, year 7, year 8, year 9

Enrolments · year 10: 497
Enrolments · year 11: 481
Enrolments · year 12: 379
Enrolments · year 7: 492
Enrolments · year 8: 468
Enrolments · year 9: 502