Birkdale South State School
451 Old Cleveland Road East, Birkdale, 4159 — in Birkdale
Birkdale South State School is a state primary school in Birkdale, Brisbane, teaching Prep–6. It had 568 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers Birkdale and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 993, below the national average of 1000 (43rd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Birkdale South State School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).
Student background
ACARA · 2025ICSEA measures the socio-educational advantage of a school's intake against the national average of 1000. The quarters bar shows how its students spread across the four national bands; an average school sits at 25% in each.
Socio-educational advantage
All Australian students — 25% in each quarter
Who’s enrolled
Girls and boys
- Girls 194 · 48%
- Boys 213 · 52%
Language background
- Language other than English 12%
- English only 88%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
10% of enrolment
Birkdale South State School has an ICSEA of 993, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 43% of Australian schools. 8% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 32% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 407 students in 2025 (194 girls, 213 boys), 10% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 12% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 993 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -7 |
| ICSEA percentile | 43 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 32% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 36% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 23% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 8% |
| Total enrolment | 407 |
| Girls | 194 (48%) |
| Boys | 213 (52%) |
| Language other than English | 12% |
| English only | 88% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 10% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Primary
- Year levels
- Prep–6
- Enrolment
- 568 students
- ICSEA
- 993 · 43rd percentile
- Address
- 451 Old Cleveland Road East, Birkdale 4159
- Phone
- (07) 3820 4333
- Website
- birkdalesouthss.eq.edu.au
Catchment area
Queensland state schools enrol students who live inside their catchment. This is a simplified outline — catchments can split a street, so confirm your exact address on the Queensland Government’s EdMap.
Covers Birkdale.
Also parts of Alexandra Hills, Belmont - Gumdale, Capalaba, Wellington Point.
Other schools in Birkdale
School list: Queensland Government Department of Education — State and non-state school details, CC BY 4.0. Catchments: QLD “SchoolsAndSchoolCatchments” service, CC BY 4.0. ICSEA & student background: ACARA School Profile 2025. NAPLAN: myschool.edu.au (ACARA).