Ferny Grove State High School
McGinn Road, Ferny Grove, 4055 — in Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove
Ferny Grove State High School is a state secondary school in Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, Brisbane, teaching Years 7–12. It had 1,802 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, The Hills District and Samford Valley and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1069, above the national average of 1000 (75th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Ferny Grove 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 903 · 48%
- Boys 978 · 52%
Language background
- Language other than English 11%
- English only 89%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
4% of enrolment
Ferny Grove State High School has an ICSEA of 1069, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 75% of Australian schools. 29% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 13% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 1,881 students in 2025 (903 girls, 978 boys), 4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 11% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 1069 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | +69 |
| ICSEA percentile | 75 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 13% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 28% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 31% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 29% |
| Total enrolment | 1,881 |
| Girls | 903 (48%) |
| Boys | 978 (52%) |
| Language other than English | 11% |
| English only | 89% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 4% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Secondary
- Year levels
- 7–12
- Enrolment
- 1,802 students
- ICSEA
- 1069 · 75th percentile
- Address
- McGinn Road, Ferny Grove 4055
- Phone
- (07) 3550 5777
- Website
- fernygroveshs.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 Samford Valley, The Hills District, Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove.
Also parts of Albany Creek, Dayboro, Eatons Hill, Enoggera Reservoir, Esk, Keperra, Lowood, The Gap.
Covers Samford Valley, The Hills District, Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove.
Also parts of Albany Creek, Dayboro, Eatons Hill, Enoggera Reservoir, Esk, Keperra, Lowood, The Gap.
Other schools in Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove
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).