Wavell Heights State School
Minore Street, Wavell Heights, 4012 — in Wavell Heights
Wavell Heights State School is a state primary school in Wavell Heights, Brisbane, teaching Prep–6. It had 479 students at the most recent Queensland state census. Its state-school catchment covers Chermside and Wavell Heights and parts of nearby suburbs. Its ICSEA is 985, below the national average of 1000 (40th percentile nationally). NAPLAN results for Wavell Heights 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 192 · 48%
- Boys 206 · 52%
Language background
- Language other than English 41%
- English only 59%
- Not stated 0%
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
14% of enrolment
Wavell Heights State School has an ICSEA of 985, below the national average of 1000 and higher than 40% of Australian schools. 12% of its students are in the top quarter of socio-educational advantage and 34% in the bottom quarter, against 25% in each quarter across all Australian schools. It enrolled 398 students in 2025 (192 girls, 206 boys), 14% Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and 41% with a language background other than English.
Show the data table
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| ICSEA | 985 |
| ICSEA vs national average (1000) | -15 |
| ICSEA percentile | 40 |
| Bottom quarter of advantage | 34% |
| Lower-middle quarter of advantage | 31% |
| Upper-middle quarter of advantage | 23% |
| Top quarter of advantage | 12% |
| Total enrolment | 398 |
| Girls | 192 (48%) |
| Boys | 206 (52%) |
| Language other than English | 41% |
| English only | 59% |
| Not stated | 0% |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 14% |
School details
- Sector
- State school
- Type
- Primary
- Year levels
- Prep–6
- Enrolment
- 479 students
- ICSEA
- 985 · 40th percentile
- Address
- Minore Street, Wavell Heights 4012
- Phone
- (07) 3624 2888
- Website
- wavellheightsss.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.
Other schools in Wavell Heights
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).