Mackay Northern Beaches State High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Rural View, Queensland 4740 · Mackay LGA
#220 of 269 high schools in QLD
#1258 of 1,472 nationally
About Mackay Northern Beaches State High School
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School is a public high school located in Rural View, Queensland (4740), within the Mackay local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,012 students (464 girls and 548 boys).
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School has an ICSEA value of 950, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 44% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 83 teachers (80.8 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mackay Northern Beaches State High School scores 27.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 220th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (6th of 9 in the Mackay area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 950
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-23 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 Mackay Northern Beaches State High School's 1,012 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mackay Northern Beaches State High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mackay Northern Beaches State High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Eimeo Road State School
Rural View · Government primary · Prep-6
607 students · ICSEA 938 · 856 m away
St Brendan's Catholic Primary School
Mackay · Catholic primary · Prep-6
439 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.7 km away
MacKillop Catholic Primary School
Andergrove · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 990 · 3.0 km away
Beaconsfield State School
Beaconsfield · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 924 · 3.0 km away
Mackay District Special School
Beaconsfield · Government special · Prep-12
82 students · ICSEA 949 · 3.2 km away
Andergrove State School
Andergrove · Government primary · Prep-6
270 students · ICSEA 887 · 3.5 km away
Carlisle Adventist College
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
281 students · ICSEA 990 · 3.7 km away
Pioneer State High School
Andergrove · Government high school · 7-12
536 students · ICSEA 875 · 3.8 km away
Whitsunday Anglican School
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,151 students · ICSEA 1102 · 3.9 km away
Bucasia State School
Bucasia · Government primary · Prep-6
476 students · ICSEA 962 · 4.0 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Toolooa State High School
South Gladstone · Government high school · 7-12
1,165 students · ICSEA 950
Bellbird Park State Secondary College
Bellbird Park · Government high school · 7-12
1,795 students · ICSEA 950
Moranbah State High School
Moranbah · Government high school · 7-12
756 students · ICSEA 949
Calliope State High School
Calliope · Government high school · 7-12
437 students · ICSEA 949
Maryborough State High School
Maryborough · Government high school · 7-12
1,214 students · ICSEA 952
Clontarf Beach State High School
Clontarf · Government high school · 7-12
877 students · ICSEA 948
Frequently asked questions
Is Mackay Northern Beaches State High School a public or private school?
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Mackay Northern Beaches State High School offer?
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mackay Northern Beaches State High School?
In 2025, Mackay Northern Beaches State High School had 1,012 enrolled students (464 girls, 548 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mackay Northern Beaches State High School?
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 950. 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 Mackay Northern Beaches State High School rank in QLD?
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School ranks 220th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (27.0/100), and 1258th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mackay Northern Beaches State High School?
Mackay Northern Beaches State High School has about 12.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mackay Northern Beaches State High School?
In 2025, Mackay Northern Beaches State High School had 192 students in Year 7 and 137 in Year 12.
Is Mackay Northern Beaches State High School co-ed?
Yes. Mackay Northern Beaches State High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mackay Northern Beaches State High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mackay Northern Beaches 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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