Cavendish Road State High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Holland Park, Queensland 4121 · Brisbane LGA
About Cavendish Road State High School
Cavendish Road State High School is a public high school located in Holland Park, Queensland (4121), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 2,037 students (1,070 girls and 967 boys).
Cavendish Road State High School has an ICSEA value of 1103, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 85th percentile of Australian schools. 42% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 7% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 152 teachers (142.6 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Cavendish Road State High School scores 70.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 22nd of 269 secondary schools in QLD (19th of 52 in the Brisbane area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1103
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)42% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+5% enrolments since 2020 (area median +6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 Cavendish Road State High School's 2,037 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Cavendish Road State High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Cavendish Road State High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Seville Road State School
Holland Park · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 970 · 976 m away
Holland Park State School
Holland Park · Government primary · Prep-6
778 students · ICSEA 1149 · 1.0 km away
Loreto College Coorparoo
Coorparoo · Catholic combined · 5-12
989 students · ICSEA 1148 · 1.2 km away
St Joachim's School
Holland Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
333 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.4 km away
St Agnes School
Mount Gravatt · Catholic primary · Prep-6
455 students · ICSEA 1106 · 1.7 km away
Marshall Road State School
Holland Park West · Government primary · Prep-6
499 students · ICSEA 1135 · 1.7 km away
Mount Gravatt State School
Mount Gravatt · Government primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 1051 · 1.8 km away
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Coorparoo · Catholic primary · Prep-6
605 students · ICSEA 1151 · 1.9 km away
Whites Hill State College
Camp Hill · Government combined · Prep-12
832 students · ICSEA 1020 · 2.0 km away
Mount Gravatt State High School
Mount Gravatt · Government high school · 7-12
1,217 students · ICSEA 1079 · 2.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
Southport · Government high school · 10-12
468 students · ICSEA 1109
Kedron State High School
Kedron · Government high school · 7-12
1,700 students · ICSEA 1096
Kenmore State High School
Kenmore · Government high school · 7-12
1,973 students · ICSEA 1110
Mansfield State High School
Mansfield · Government high school · 7-12
3,807 students · ICSEA 1116
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College
Fortitude Valley · Government high school · 7-12
822 students · ICSEA 1086
The Gap State High School
The Gap · Government high school · 7-12
1,702 students · ICSEA 1123
Frequently asked questions
Is Cavendish Road State High School a public or private school?
Cavendish Road State High School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Cavendish Road State High School offer?
Cavendish Road State High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Cavendish Road State High School?
In 2025, Cavendish Road State High School had 2,037 enrolled students (1,070 girls, 967 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Cavendish Road State High School?
Cavendish Road State High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1103. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Cavendish Road State High School rank in QLD?
Cavendish Road State High School ranks 22nd of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (70.7/100), and 272nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Cavendish Road State High School?
Cavendish Road State High School has about 14.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Cavendish Road State High School?
In 2025, Cavendish Road State High School had 362 students in Year 7 and 316 in Year 12.
Is Cavendish Road State High School co-ed?
Yes. Cavendish Road State High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Cavendish Road State High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Cavendish Road State High 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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