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Agnes Water State School

Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Agnes Water, Queensland 4677 · Gladstone LGA

37.1/ 100
Success Index
Lower 50%

#511 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#3624 of 4,908 nationally

How is this calculated?
Students
210
-4% over 5 years
ICSEA
972
34th percentile nationally
Students per teacher
14.7
14.3 FTE teachers
Year range
Prep-6

About Agnes Water State School

Agnes Water State School is a public primary school located in Agnes Water, Queensland (4677), within the Gladstone local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 210 students (89 girls and 121 boys).

Agnes Water State School has an ICSEA value of 972, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 34th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 34% from the bottom quarter.

The school employs 18 teachers (14.3 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.

On the Success Index, Agnes Water State School scores 37.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 511th of 804 primary schools in QLD (6th of 12 in the Gladstone area).

Success Index breakdown

Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.

  • Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 972
  • Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
  • Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.7 students per teacher
  • Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
  • ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+1 ICSEA points since 2020

The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.

Student profile

Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.

Agnes Water State School
Bottom quarterLower middleUpper middleTop quarter
Girls
89
Boys
121
Language background other than English
8%
Indigenous students
15%

Enrolments by year level

How Agnes Water State School's 210 students are spread across year levels in 2025.

Prep intake
27

Enrolment trend

How enrolments at Agnes Water State School have changed over the past decade.

1652082512015: 239 students2016: 209 students2017: 215 students2018: 210 students2019: 222 students2020: 218 students2021: 183 students2022: 203 students2023: 208 students2024: 226 students2025: 210 students201520172019202120232025
Total enrolments by year. Source: ACARA school profile data.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Agnes Water State School a public or private school?

Agnes Water State School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.

What year levels does Agnes Water State School offer?

Agnes Water State School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.

How many students attend Agnes Water State School?

In 2025, Agnes Water State School had 210 enrolled students (89 girls, 121 boys), a change of -4% over five years.

What is the ICSEA of Agnes Water State School?

Agnes Water State School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 972. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.

How does Agnes Water State School rank in QLD?

Agnes Water State School ranks 511th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (37.1/100), and 3624th of 4,908 nationally.

What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Agnes Water State School?

Agnes Water State School has about 14.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.

How many students start Prep at Agnes Water State School each year?

In 2025, Agnes Water State School had 27 students in Prep and 34 in Year 6.

Is Agnes Water State School co-ed?

Yes. Agnes Water State School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.

What other schools are near Agnes Water State School?

There are 2 other schools within 15 km of Agnes Water State School in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.

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