Yarwun State School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Yarwun, Queensland 4694 · Gladstone LGA
About Yarwun State School
Yarwun State School is a public primary school located in Yarwun, Queensland (4694), within the Gladstone local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 63 students (33 girls and 30 boys).
Yarwun State School has an ICSEA value of 999, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 35% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (4.1 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 66% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Yarwun State School scores 45.4 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 999
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)8% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+66% enrolments since 2020 (area median +4%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-21 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 Yarwun State School's 63 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Yarwun State School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Yarwun State School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Gladstone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
649 students · ICSEA 1023 · 9.9 km away
Clinton State School
Clinton · Government primary · Prep-6
703 students · ICSEA 914 · 10 km away
Chanel College
Gladstone · Catholic high school · 7-12
854 students · ICSEA 1031 · 12 km away
Rosella Park School
West Gladstone · Government special · Prep-12
87 students · ICSEA 942 · 12 km away
Gladstone State High School
West Gladstone · Government high school · 7-12
1,239 students · ICSEA 938 · 13 km away
Gladstone West State School
West Gladstone · Government primary · Prep-6
642 students · ICSEA 938 · 13 km away
Gladstone Central State School
Gladstone Central · Government primary · Prep-6
356 students · ICSEA 989 · 13 km away
Kin Kora State School
Kin Kora · Government primary · Prep-6
783 students · ICSEA 929 · 13 km away
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Gladstone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
339 students · ICSEA 1044 · 13 km away
Trinity College
Gladstone · Independent combined · Prep-12
607 students · ICSEA 1034 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Government primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Coomera Springs State School
Upper Coomera · Government primary · Prep-6
654 students · ICSEA 999
Ormeau State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
897 students · ICSEA 998
Mount Gravatt East State School
Mount Gravatt East · Government primary · Prep-6
251 students · ICSEA 1000
Delaneys Creek State School
Delaneys Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
288 students · ICSEA 1000
Yorkeys Knob State School
Yorkeys Knob · Government primary · Prep-6
321 students · ICSEA 998
Walkamin State School
Walkamin · Government primary · Prep-6
45 students · ICSEA 1000
Frequently asked questions
Is Yarwun State School a public or private school?
Yarwun State School is a public (government) school run by the Queensland education department.
What year levels does Yarwun State School offer?
Yarwun State School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Yarwun State School?
In 2025, Yarwun State School had 63 enrolled students (33 girls, 30 boys), a change of 66% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Yarwun State School?
Yarwun State School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 999. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Yarwun State School?
Yarwun State School has about 15.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Yarwun State School each year?
In 2025, Yarwun State School had 4 students in Prep and 5 in Year 6.
Is Yarwun State School co-ed?
Yes. Yarwun State School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Yarwun State School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Yarwun 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Yarwun State School?
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