Ironside State School is a state primary school in St Lucia, Brisbane, teaching Prep–6. It had 1,100 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers St Lucia and Taringa and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1178, above the national average of 1000 (98th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Ironside 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 445 · 50%
- Boys 450 · 50%
Language background
- Language other than English 74%
- English only 26%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
0% of enrolment
Ironside State School has an ICSEA of 1178, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 98% of Australian schools. 72% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 1% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 895 students in 2025 (445 girls, 450 boys), 0% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 74% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 1178 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | +178 |
| ICSEA percentile | 98 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 1% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 4% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 22% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 72% |
| Total enrolment | 895 |
| Girls | 445 (50%) |
| Boys | 450 (50%) |
| Language other than English | 74% |
| English only | 26% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 0% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Primary
- Year levels
- Prep–6
- Enrolment
- 1,100 students
- ICSEA
- 1178 · 98th percentile
- Address
- 2 Hawken Drive, St Lucia 4067
- Phone
- (07) 3258 3111
- Website
- ironsidess.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.
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).