Fortitude Valley State Secondary College
585 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley, 4006 — in Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College is a state secondary school in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, teaching Years 7. Its state-school catchment covers Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Spring Hill, Albion, Newstead - Bowen Hills and Brisbane City and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1086, above the national average of 1000 (80th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Fortitude Valley State Secondary College 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 399 · 49%
- Boys 423 · 51%
Language background
- Language other than English 29%
- English only 71%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
3% of enrolment
Fortitude Valley State Secondary College has an ICSEA of 1086, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 80% of Australian schools. 35% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 8% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 822 students in 2025 (399 girls, 423 boys), 3% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 29% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 1086 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | +86 |
| ICSEA percentile | 80 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 8% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 23% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 35% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 35% |
| Total enrolment | 822 |
| Girls | 399 (49%) |
| Boys | 423 (51%) |
| Language other than English | 29% |
| English only | 71% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 3% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Secondary
- Year levels
- 7
- ICSEA
- 1086 · 80th percentile
- Address
- 585 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley 4006
- Phone
- (07) 3016 8888
- Website
- fortitudevalleyssc.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 Albion, Brisbane City, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Newstead - Bowen Hills, Spring Hill.
Also parts of Ascot, Hamilton (Qld), Kelvin Grove - Herston, Wilston, Windsor.
Covers Albion, Brisbane City, Fortitude Valley, New Farm, Newstead - Bowen Hills, Spring Hill.
Also parts of Ascot, Hamilton (Qld), Kelvin Grove - Herston, Wilston, Windsor.
Other schools in Fortitude Valley
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).