Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Palm Beach, Queensland 4221 · Gold Coast LGA
About Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School is a public high school located in Palm Beach, Queensland (4221), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 2,819 students (1,397 girls and 1,422 boys).
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School has an ICSEA value of 1022, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 57th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 211 teachers (196.9 full-time equivalent) and 97 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School scores 51.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 104th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (12th of 20 in the Gold Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1022
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School's 2,819 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Elanora State School
Elanora · Government primary · Prep-6
924 students · ICSEA 1061 · 725 m away
Currumbin State School
Currumbin · Government primary · Prep-6
1,144 students · ICSEA 1017 · 788 m away
Currumbin Community Special School
Currumbin Waters · Government special · Prep-12
95 students · ICSEA 1003 · 2.3 km away
Elanora State High School
Elanora · Government high school · 7-12
949 students · ICSEA 1023 · 2.4 km away
St Augustine's Parish Primary School
Currumbin Waters · Catholic primary · Prep-6
482 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.5 km away
Palm Beach State School
Palm Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
894 students · ICSEA 1059 · 2.6 km away
St Andrews Lutheran College
Tallebudgera · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,377 students · ICSEA 1104 · 4.2 km away
Tallebudgera State School
Tallebudgera · Government primary · Prep-6
751 students · ICSEA 1074 · 4.4 km away
Burleigh Heads State School
Burleigh Heads · Government primary · Prep-6
458 students · ICSEA 1048 · 5.5 km away
Marymount College
Burleigh Waters · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,262 students · ICSEA 1073 · 5.6 km away
Similar schools
Government secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Elanora State High School
Elanora · Government high school · 7-12
949 students · ICSEA 1023
Palmview State Secondary College
Palmview · Government high school · 7-10
379 students · ICSEA 1021
Cairns State High School
Cairns North · Government high school · 7-12
1,636 students · ICSEA 1019
Robina State High School
Robina · Government high school · 7-12
1,530 students · ICSEA 1026
Cleveland District State High School
Cleveland · Government high school · 7-12
2,302 students · ICSEA 1026
Helensvale State High School
Helensvale · Government high school · 7-12
1,875 students · ICSEA 1017
Frequently asked questions
Is Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School a public or private school?
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School offer?
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School?
In 2025, Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School had 2,819 enrolled students (1,397 girls, 1,422 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School?
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1022. 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 Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School rank in QLD?
Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School ranks 104th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (51.4/100), and 710th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School?
Palm Beach-Currumbin 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 Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School?
In 2025, Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School had 492 students in Year 7 and 379 in Year 12.
Is Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School co-ed?
Yes. Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Palm Beach-Currumbin 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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