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Marsden State High School

106-130 Muchow Road, Waterford West, 4133 — in Waterford West

SectorSchools
State
Secondary school
QLD Open Data
Year levels
7–12
official range
QLD Open Data
ICSEA
943
national average is 1000
ACARA 2025
Suburb
Waterford West
SA2 this campus sits in
ABS boundary

Marsden State High School is a state secondary school in Waterford West, Brisbane, teaching Years 7–12. It had 2,482 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers Chambers Flat - Logan Reserve, Crestmead, Marsden and Waterford West and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 943, below the national average of 1000 (22nd percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Marsden State High School are published on its My School profile (ACARA).

Student background

ACARA · 2025

ICSEA 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.

943ICSEA 57 points below the national average of 1000, higher than 22% of Australian schools
57
820national average · 10001180
vs avg

Socio-educational advantage

Bottom quarter 54%Lower-middle quarter 31%Upper-middle quarter 12%Top quarter 3%

All Australian students — 25% in each quarter

Who’s enrolled

3,857students in 2025

Girls and boys

  • Girls 1,826 · 47%
  • Boys 2,031 · 53%

Language background

  • Language other than English 48%
  • English only 52%
  • Not stated 0%

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

7% of enrolment

Marsden State High School has an ICSEA of 943, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 22% of Australian schools. 3% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 54% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 3,857 students in 2025 (1,826 girls, 2,031 boys), 7% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 48% with a language background other than English.

Show the data table
Marsden State High School — student background, ACARA School Profile 2025
MeasureValue
ICSEA943
ICSEA vs national average (1000)-57
ICSEA percentile22
Bottom quarter of advantage54%
Lower-middle quarter of advantage31%
Upper-middle quarter of advantage12%
Top quarter of advantage3%
Total enrolment3,857
Girls1,826 (47%)
Boys2,031 (53%)
Language other than English48%
English only52%
Not stated0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander7%
NAPLAN results and student progress for Marsden State High School are on My School, ACARA’s official site.

School details

Sector
State school
Type
Secondary
Year levels
7–12
Enrolment
2,482 students
ICSEA
943 · 22nd percentile
Address
106-130 Muchow Road, Waterford West 4133

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.

Marsden State High School catchment areaChambers Flat - Logan ReserveCrestmeadMarsdenWaterford WestChambers Flat - Logan ReserveCrestmeadMarsdenWaterford West
Marsden State High SchoolJunior secondary catchmentSenior secondary catchment

Other schools in Waterford West

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).