Deception Bay State High School
Phillip Parade, Deception Bay, 4508 — in Deception Bay
Deception Bay State High School is a state secondary school in Deception Bay, Brisbane, teaching Years 7–12. It had 1,120 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers Deception Bay and Rothwell - Kippa-Ring and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 923, below the national average of 1000 (16th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Deception Bay State High 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 846 · 62%
- Boys 528 · 38%
Language background
- Language other than English 16%
- English only 84%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
15% of enrolment
Deception Bay State High School has an ICSEA of 923, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 16% of Australian schools. 2% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 58% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,374 students in 2025 (846 girls, 528 boys), 15% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 16% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 923 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -77 |
| ICSEA percentile | 16 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 58% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 30% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 10% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 2% |
| Total enrolment | 1,374 |
| Girls | 846 (62%) |
| Boys | 528 (38%) |
| Language other than English | 16% |
| English only | 84% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 15% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Secondary
- Year levels
- 7–12
- Enrolment
- 1,120 students
- ICSEA
- 923 · 16th percentile
- Address
- Phillip Parade, Deception Bay 4508
- Phone
- (07) 3897 2222
- Website
- deceptionbayshs.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 Deception Bay, Rothwell - Kippa-Ring.
Also parts of Burpengary - East, Mango Hill, North Lakes.
Covers Deception Bay, Rothwell - Kippa-Ring.
Also parts of Burpengary - East, Mango Hill, North Lakes.
Other schools in Deception Bay
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).