Bwgcolman Community School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Palm Island, Queensland 4816 · Palm Island LGA
#220 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#1059 of 1,259 nationally
About Bwgcolman Community School
Bwgcolman Community School is a public combined (K–12) school located in Palm Island, Queensland (4816), within the Palm Island local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 315 students (156 girls and 159 boys).
Bwgcolman Community School has an ICSEA value of 675, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 85% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (30.7 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Bwgcolman Community School scores 30.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 220th of 275 combined schools in QLD.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 675
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+45 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 Bwgcolman Community School's 315 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Bwgcolman Community School have changed over the past decade.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bwgcolman Community School a public or private school?
Bwgcolman Community School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Bwgcolman Community School offer?
Bwgcolman Community School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Bwgcolman Community School?
In 2025, Bwgcolman Community School had 315 enrolled students (156 girls, 159 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Bwgcolman Community School?
Bwgcolman Community School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 675. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Bwgcolman Community School rank in QLD?
Bwgcolman Community School ranks 220th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (30.7/100), and 1059th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Bwgcolman Community School?
Bwgcolman Community School has about 10.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Bwgcolman Community School?
In 2025, Bwgcolman Community School had 18 students in Year 7 and 2 in Year 12.
Is Bwgcolman Community School co-ed?
Yes. Bwgcolman Community School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Bwgcolman Community School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Bwgcolman Community 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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