Fernvale State School is a state primary school in Lowood, Brisbane, teaching Prep–6. It had 558 students at the most recent Queensland state census. It has a state-school enrolment catchment. Its ICSEA is 974, below the national average of 1000 (35th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fernvale 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 234 · 52%
- Boys 213 · 48%
Language background
- Language other than English 6%
- English only 94%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
12% of enrolment
Fernvale State School has an ICSEA of 974, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 35% of Australian schools. 6% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 37% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 447 students in 2025 (234 girls, 213 boys), 12% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 6% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 974 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -26 |
| ICSEA percentile | 35 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 37% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 38% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 19% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 6% |
| Total enrolment | 447 |
| Girls | 234 (52%) |
| Boys | 213 (48%) |
| Language other than English | 6% |
| English only | 94% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 12% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Primary
- Year levels
- Prep–6
- Enrolment
- 558 students
- ICSEA
- 974 · 35th percentile
- Address
- Brisbane Valley Highway, Fernvale 4306
- Phone
- (07) 5427 1333
- Website
- fernvaless.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.
Other schools in Lowood
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).