Mackay State High School is a government secondary school in South Mackay, Queensland, with 1,254 reported enrolments, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, and an ICSEA percentile of 20.
Quick school snapshot
School model
Mackay State High School is listed as Government and Secondary, with a reported year range of 7-12.
Enrolment size
The school reports 1,254 total enrolments, including 559 girls and 695 boys where available.
ICSEA context
The ICSEA value is 936, with percentile 20 in the current dataset.
Gender profile
The gender type is Co-educational, with a reported mix of 44.6% girls and 55.4% boys.
Staff ratio
The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1, based on 94.8 FTE teaching staff where available.
Local area
The campus is in South Mackay, Queensland, within Mackay.
Profile signals
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Mackay State High School is listed as a government secondary school in South Mackay, Queensland. The profile reports 1,254 total enrolments, an ICSEA value of 936, and a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 where available. The reported year range is 7-12, and the campus sits within Mackay local government area.
Enrolment
1,254
reported total enrolments
559 girls
695 boys
Mackay State High School reports 1,254 total enrolments, including 559 girls and 695 boys. The reported enrolment mix is 44.6% girls and 55.4% boys.
Socio-educational
20
percentile where available
ICSEA
936
Mackay State High School sits at the 20 ICSEA percentile in the reported dataset.
SEA quarters
Bottom
50%
Lower-middle
32%
Upper-middle
14%
Top
4%
The socio-educational distribution lists 50% in the bottom quarter, 32% in the lower-middle quarter, 14% in the upper-middle quarter, and 4% in the top quarter.
Staff
Teaching staff
100
FTE teaching
94.8
Non-teaching
69
Student-teacher
13.2:1
The profile reports 100 teaching staff and 69 non-teaching staff, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
Location
Location context combines suburb, postcode, administrative areas and a direct maps link where data is available.
Governance
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Community
Student community indicators are reported as percentages where available.
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FAQ
Mackay State High School has 1,254 reported total enrolments. The student profile lists 559 girls and 695 boys where gender enrolment fields are available.
Mackay State High School is listed as a Government school with school type Secondary. The reported year range is 7-12.
Mackay State High School is located in South Mackay, QLD 4740. The local government area is Mackay.
The ICSEA value for Mackay State High School is 936 and the ICSEA percentile is 20. If either value is missing in the source data, it is shown as Not available rather than zero.
Mackay State High School is listed as Co-educational. The reported gender mix is 44.6% girls and 55.4% boys where percentage fields are available.
Data note
This page uses structured 2025 Australian school profile data. Some values may be unavailable where they are not reported in the source dataset. Profile pages are designed to make enrolment, ICSEA, location and school context easier to compare.
