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Brisbane State High School

Government secondary school in South Brisbane, QLD

★ Academic (Selective)★ Sport ExcellenceArea advantage 98Year 12 77.6%

★ Specialty & excellence programs

This school runs specialist programs many parents never hear about:

  • Academic (Selective) Academic selective-entry places Selective — academic test · source
  • Sport Excellence Sporting selective entry — AFL, cricket, football, rugby, netball, rowing & more By trial / selection · source

Program facts © State of Queensland (Department of Education), CC BY 4.0.

SectorGovernment
TypeSecondary
Year levelsYr 7–Yr 12
Enrolment3,184 students
Community Advantage Index98/100 — Higher advantage
Area Year-12 attainment77.6%
Specialty programsAcademic (Selective) · Sport Excellence
Enrolment catchmentJunior secondary zone shown on the map above — check if an address is in this zone ▸ (QLD 2026, CC BY 4.0)
SuburbSouth Brisbane, QLD
Websitewww.brisbaneshs.eq.edu.au

No school score is shown for this school. No school-level attendance or destination data is published for it, so the only signals available describe South Brisbane as an area — they are identical for every school in the suburb. Showing an area figure as a school rating would imply a judgement the data cannot support. How we rank schools ▸

Area advantage (our Community Advantage Index) is our own estimate of the surrounding community's socio-educational advantage, derived from ABS SEIFA — how it's calculated. It describes the suburb, so every school in South Brisbane shares it. It is a community indicator, not a school-quality score, and is not ICSEA.