Mount Cotton State School
1246 Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton, 4165 — in Sheldon - Mount Cotton
Mount Cotton State School is a state primary school in Sheldon - Mount Cotton, Brisbane, teaching Prep–6. It had 617 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers Sheldon - Mount Cotton and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 1047, above the national average of 1000 (67th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Mount Cotton 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 298 · 49%
- Boys 307 · 51%
Language background
- Language other than English 11%
- English only 89%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
4% of enrolment
Mount Cotton State School has an ICSEA of 1047, above the national average of 1000 and higher than 67% of Australian schools. 19% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 14% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 605 students in 2025 (298 girls, 307 boys), 4% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 11% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 1047 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | +47 |
| ICSEA percentile | 67 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 14% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 36% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 31% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 19% |
| Total enrolment | 605 |
| Girls | 298 (49%) |
| Boys | 307 (51%) |
| Language other than English | 11% |
| English only | 89% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 4% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Primary
- Year levels
- Prep–6
- Enrolment
- 617 students
- ICSEA
- 1047 · 67th percentile
- Address
- 1246 Mount Cotton Road, Mount Cotton 4165
- Phone
- (07) 3822 0444
- Website
- mtcottonss.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 Sheldon - Mount Cotton.
Also parts of Cornubia - Carbrook, Redland Bay, Thornlands, Victoria Point.
Other schools in Sheldon - Mount Cotton
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).