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Merinda State School

Bowen, QLD 4805 · Queensland Department of Education

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ICSEA

881

8th percentile nationally

Below average

Total enrolments

Primary

Student–teacher ratio

9:1

4.8 FTE teachers

Gender mix

39% / 61%

girls / boys

Language background

non-English at home

Socio-educational advantage

Share of students in each national SEA quarter (bottom = most disadvantaged, top = most advantaged).

Bottom: 62%

Lower-mid: 23%

Upper-mid: 13%

Top: 2%

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Source: ACARA My School 2025. ICSEA reflects the socio-educational background of a school's students — not academic results or teaching quality. National average = 1000. See data sources.