This is a list of schools in the City of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Prior to 2015, the Queensland education system consisted of primary schools, which accommodated students from Kindergarten to Year 7 (ages 5–13), and high schools, which accommodate students from Years 8 to 12 (ages 12–18). However, from 2015, Year 7 became the first year of high school.[1]
| Name | Suburb | Opened | Coords | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel State School | 1994 | ||||
| Ashmore State School | 1978 | ||||
| Bellevue Park State School | 1983 | ||||
| Benowa State School | 1885 | ||||
| Biggera Waters State School | 1970 | ||||
| Broadbeach State School | 1960 | ||||
| Burleigh Heads State School | 1917 | ||||
| Caningeraba State School | 1987 | ||||
| Cedar Creek State School | 1874 | ||||
| Clover Hill State School | 2004 | ||||
| Coolangatta State School | 1919 | ||||
| Coombabah State School | 1981 | ||||
| Coomera State School | 1873 | Formerly Lower Coomera until 1899 | |||
| Coomera Rivers State School | 2011 | ||||
| Coomera Springs State School | 2008 | ||||
| 1909 | |||||
| Currumbin Valley State School | 1908 | ||||
| Elanora State School | 1983 | ||||
| Gaven State School | 1995 | ||||
| Gilston State School | 1881 | -28.0394°N 153.3108°W | Located at 588 Worongary Road.[2] | ||
| Helensvale State School | 1984 | ||||
| Highland Reserve State School | 2009 | ||||
| Ingleside State School | 1892 | ||||
| Labrador State School | 1921 | ||||
| Merrimac State School | 1917 | ||||
| Miami State School | 1979 | ||||
| Mudgeeraba State School | 1892–1981 | Located on the south-east corner of School Street and Cobai Drive.[3] | |||
| 1981– | -28.074°N 153.3527°W | Located at 32–48 Old Coach Road.[4] | |||
| Mudgeeraba Creek State School | 1996 | ||||
| Musgrave Hill State School | 1963 | ||||
| Nerang State School | 1875 | ||||
| Norfolk Village State School | Ormeau | 2009 | |||
| Numinbah Valley State School | 1927 | Provisional until Jan 1935 | |||
| Ormeau State School | 1878 | ||||
| Oxenford State School | 1987 | ||||
| Pacific Pines State School | 2002 | ||||
| Palm Beach State School | 1974 | ||||
| Park Lake State School | 2008 | ||||
| Picnic Creek State School | 2018 | ||||
| Pimpama State School | 1872 | ||||
| Robina State School | 1990 | ||||
| Southport State School | 1880 | Featured in the music video of Gold Coast singer Amy Shark's 2016 single, "Adore". | |||
| Springbrook State School | 1984 | Previous school 1911–1971. | |||
| Surfers Paradise State School | 1934 | ||||
| Tallebudgera State School | 1877 | ||||
| William Duncan State School | 1987 | ||||
| Woongoolba State School | 1876 | ||||
| Worongary State School | 1993 |
| Name | Suburb | Opened | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | ||||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| 2020 | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| 1973 | ||||
| 1979 | ||||
| 1963 | Formerly South Coast District SHS | |||
| 1986 | ||||
| Ormeau Woods State High School | 2009 | |||
| Pacific Pines State High School | 2000 | |||
| 1972 | ||||
| 2008 | 10–12 specialist | |||
| 1996 | ||||
| 1955 | A secondary department was added to Southport State School in 1916. In 1955 a separate school was established.[5] Its buildings are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. | |||
| 2003 | P–12 | |||
| 2001 | P–12 |
This includes special schools (schools for children with disabilities) and schools for specific purposes.
| Name | Suburb | Opened | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currumbin Community Special School | 1979 | Formerly Coolangatta until 2006 | ||
| Mudgeeraba Special School | 1981 | |||
| Southport Special School | 1970 | Formerly Southport Special until Jan 2003 |
| Name | Suburb | Opened | Closed | Coords | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advancetown State School | 1909 | 1960 | ||||
| Alberton State School | 1876 | 1966 | Provisional until 13 October 1884. On a 10acres site at 88 Alberton Road (corner of Zipfs Road), now Zipfs Park.[6] [7] | |||
| Beechmont Lower State School | Lower Beechmont | 1922 | 1967 | approx | Also referred to as Lower Beechmont State School. Located near the intersection of Beechmont Road and Lower Beechmont School Road.[8] | |
| Bonogin State School | Bonogin | 1913 | 1924 | approx | Located on Bonogin Road.[9] The school building was relocated to Wunburra (near Springbrook) in 1934. | |
| Burleigh Heads State Infants School | 1978 | 1989 | Merged into Burleigh Heads SS | |||
| Carrara State School | Carrara | 1902 | circa 1927 | approx | Located near the intersection of Nerang Broadbeach Road and Carrara Road near to the ferry which crossed the Nerang River.[10] | |
| Coomera Upper State School | Upper Coomera | 1876 | 1964 | This school was unrelated to the present day Upper Coomera State College which opened much later. | ||
| Currumbin Creek State School | Currumbin Creek | 1892 | 1905 | |||
| Guanaba State School | c.1929 | c.1942 (1967?) | ||||
| Jacobs Well State School | Jacobs Well (now in Norwell) | 1920 | 1974 | -27.7824°N 153.3349°W | On the corner of Behms and Pimpama-Jacobs Well Roads in Norwell.[11] [12] It is now the Jacobs Well Environmental Education Centre.[13] | |
| Keebra Park Special School | 1983 | 1991 | ||||
| Maudsland State School | 1879 | 1963 | Provisional until 1 January 1909. Located at 542 Maudsland Road.[14] | |||
| Natural Bridge State School | 1939 | 1991 | Merged into Numinbah Valley State School | |||
| Norwell State School | 1910 | 1971 | Located at approx 544 Norwell Road.[15] [16] | |||
| Reedy Creek State School | 1911 | 1963 | ||||
| Ridgetop State School | 1928 | 1967 | Ridgetop was at the headwaters of Currumbin Creek | |||
| Stapylton State School | 1915 | 1961 | ||||
| Tallebudgera Upper State School | Tallebudgera Valley | 1923 | circa 1942 | approx | Located on the western side of Tallebudgera Creek Road.[17] |
In Queensland, Catholic primary schools are usually (but not always) linked to a parish. Prior to the 1970s, most schools were founded by religious institutes, but with the decrease in membership of these institutes, together with major reforms inside the church, lay teachers and administrators began to take over the schools, a process which completed by approximately 1990. Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE), headquartered in Dutton Park, was established in 1993 and is responsible for coordinating administration, curriculum and policy across the Catholic school system. Preference for enrolment is given to Catholic students from the parish or local area, although non-Catholic students are admitted if room is available.
| Name | Suburb | M/F/Co-ed | Years | Opened | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-ed | 7–12 | 1964 | ||||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 2005 | ||||
| Guardian Angels Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 1901 | |||
| Jubilee Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 2001 | Ecumenical | ||
| Co-ed | 7–12 | 1967 | ||||
| Marymount Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 1949 | |||
| Mother Teresa Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 2010 | |||
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 1987 | |||
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 1994 | |||
| St Francis Xavier's Catholic Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 1975 | |||
| St Joseph's College | Coomera | Co-ed | P–12 | 2019 | ||
| St Kevin's Catholic Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 1979 | |||
| St Michael's College | Co-ed | 7–12 | 1985 | |||
| St Vincent's Primary School | Co-ed | P–6 | 1948 | Relocated from Surfers Paradise 1986 | ||
| Star of the Sea School | Co-ed | P–6 |
| Name | Suburb | Category | M/F/Co-ed | Years | Opened | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. B. Paterson College | Non-denominational | Co-ed | P–12 | 1991 | ||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1987 | ||||
| Arcadia College | Robina | Independent | Co-ed | 7–12 | Special school | |
| Robina | No religious affiliation | Co-ed | 10–12 | 2022 | ||
| Australian International Islamic College | Co-ed | Islamic | P–9 | 2010 | ||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1997 | ||||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1985 | ||||
| Gold Coast Christian College | Co-ed | P–12 | 1982 | |||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1982 | ||||
| Josiah College | Co-ed | 1–12 | 2018 | Special school | ||
| King's Christian College | Co-ed | P–12 | 1980 | |||
| Livingstone Christian College | Co-ed | P–12 | 2002 | |||
| Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School (LORDS) | Co-ed | P–12 | 2012 | |||
| Mastery Schools Australia | Various | Independent | Co-ed | 4–10 | 2021 | Special school |
| Men of Business Academy | Independent | M | 11–12 | For at-risk teenage boys | ||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1992 | ||||
| Silkwood School | No religious affiliation | Co-ed | P–12 | 1983 | ||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1983 | Formerly the filming location of | |||
| Sophia Waldorf School | Co-ed | P–6 | 2023 | |||
| Southport Flexible Learning Centre | Catholic alternative | Co-ed | 7–12 | Operated by Edmund Rice Foundation. | ||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1993 | ||||
| F | P–12 | 1912 | ||||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1996 | ||||
| Tamborine Mountain College | No religious affiliation | Co-ed | P–12 | 1995 | ||
| The BUSY School | Brisbane City, Cleveland, Shailer Park, Ipswich, Salisbury, Cairns, Coolangatta and Southport | Alternative | Co-ed | 11–12 | 2020 | |
| M | P–12 | 1901 | ||||
| The Village School Gold Coast | Coolangatta | No religious affiliation | Co-ed | P–5 | ||
| Toogoolawa School | Alternative | M | 3–10 | 1998 | ||
| Co-ed | P–12 | 1987 | 8–12 until 2001 | |||
| Name | Suburb | Category | Years | Opened | Closed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant Saviour School | Catholic | Primary | 1936 | 1948 | became Marymount Primary | ||
| King Solomon College | Jewish | P–12 | 1996 | 2008 | became Queensland Independent College | ||
| Montessori | P–2 | 2008 | Formerly Queensland Montessori College | ||||
| St Augustine's School | Catholic | Primary | 1926 | 1986 | Moved to Currumbin Waters | ||
| Star of the Sea College | Catholic (Sisters of Mercy) | Secondary | 1934 | 1990 | Absorbed into Aquinas College | ||
| Trinity Lutheran Primary School | Lutheran | Primary | 1981 | 2001 | Merged into Trinity Lutheran College |
