Butchers Creek State School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Butchers Creek, Queensland 4885 · Tablelands LGA
About Butchers Creek State School
Butchers Creek State School is a public primary school located in Butchers Creek, Queensland (4885), within the Tablelands local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 30 students (12 girls and 18 boys).
Butchers Creek State School has an ICSEA value of 937, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 20th percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 46% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 2 teachers (1.6 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.8 to 1.
On the Success Index, Butchers Creek State School scores 24.3 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 937
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-14 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.
Enrolments by year level
How Butchers Creek State School's 30 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Butchers Creek State School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Butchers Creek State School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Malanda State School
Malanda · Government primary · Prep-6
410 students · ICSEA 1001 · 10 km away
Malanda State High School
Malanda · Government high school · 7-12
538 students · ICSEA 994 · 11 km away
Yungaburra State School
Yungaburra · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 1025 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Calliope State School
Calliope · Government primary · Prep-6
477 students · ICSEA 937
Bouldercombe State School
Bouldercombe · Government primary · Prep-6
82 students · ICSEA 937
Silkstone State School
Silkstone · Government primary · Prep-6
675 students · ICSEA 937
Torbanlea State School
Torbanlea · Government primary · Prep-6
106 students · ICSEA 937
Monto State School
Monto · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 937
Kruger State School
Bellbird Park · Government primary · Prep-6
673 students · ICSEA 937
Frequently asked questions
Is Butchers Creek State School a public or private school?
Butchers Creek State School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Butchers Creek State School offer?
Butchers Creek State School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Butchers Creek State School?
In 2025, Butchers Creek State School had 30 enrolled students (12 girls, 18 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Butchers Creek State School?
Butchers Creek State School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 937. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Butchers Creek State School?
Butchers Creek State School has about 18.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Butchers Creek State School each year?
In 2025, Butchers Creek State School had 5 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
Is Butchers Creek State School co-ed?
Yes. Butchers Creek State School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Butchers Creek State School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of Butchers Creek 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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