McDowall State School is a state primary school in McDowall, Brisbane, teaching Prep–6. It had 1,010 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers McDowall and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1120, above the national average of 1000 (89th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for McDowall 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 483 · 49%
- Boys 505 · 51%
Language background
- Language other than English 42%
- English only 58%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
2% of enrolment
McDowall State School has an ICSEA of 1120, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 89% of Australian schools. 47% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 4% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 988 students in 2025 (483 girls, 505 boys), 2% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 42% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 1120 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | +120 |
| ICSEA percentile | 89 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 4% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 17% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 33% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 47% |
| Total enrolment | 988 |
| Girls | 483 (49%) |
| Boys | 505 (51%) |
| Language other than English | 42% |
| English only | 58% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 2% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Primary
- Year levels
- Prep–6
- Enrolment
- 1,010 students
- ICSEA
- 1120 · 89th percentile
- Address
- 1018 Rode Road, Mcdowall 4053
- Phone
- (07) 3872 5333
- Website
- mcdowallss.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 McDowall.
Also parts of Albany Creek, Bridgeman Downs, Chermside West, Everton Park, Stafford Heights, The Hills District.
Other schools in McDowall
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).