This is a list of schools in the Central Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, and includes schools in Central West Queensland. The region is centred on the coastal cities of Rockhampton and Gladstone, and the inland towns of Emerald, Longreach and Barcaldine. It includes the following local government areas:
Shire of Banana Shire of Barcaldine Shire of Barcoo Blackall-Tambo Region Shire of Boulia Central Highlands Region Shire of Diamantina Gladstone Region Isaac Region Shire of Livingstone Shire of Longreach Rockhampton Region Aboriginal Shire of Woorabinda Shire of Winton
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.
State schools
State primary schools
Name Suburb LGA OpenedCoords Notes Agnes Water State School Agnes Water Gladstone 1990 At 1 Donohue Drive. Allenstown State School Allenstown Rockhampton 1877 13–33 Upper Dawson Road. Listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. Alpha State School Alpha Barcaldine 1886 At 11 Milton Street. Ambrose State School Ambrose Gladstone 1914 At 39 Gentle Annie Road Anakie State School Anakie Siding Central Highlands 1885 At 1 School Lane Aramac State School Aramac Barcaldine 1878 At 69 Porter Street. Listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. Arcadia Valley State School Arcadia Valley Central Highlands 1975 At 4831 Arcadia Valley Road Bajool State School Bajool Rockhampton 1888 At54–60 Toonda Street Banana State School Banana Banana 1871 At 32–36 Bramston Street. Baralaba State School Baralaba Banana 1918 P–10. At 1 Power Street. Bauhinia State School Bauhinia Central Highlands 1967 At 11559 Fitzroy Development Road Bedourie State School Bedourie Diamantina 1960 At 3 Timor Street Benaraby State School Benaraby Gladstone 1886 At 17 O'Connor Road Berserker Street State School Berserker Rockhampton 1917 128–140 Berserker Street. Separate Infants' School 1957–1994. Listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. Biloela State School Biloela Banana 1925 At 48 Rainbow Street. Birdsville State School Birdsville Diamantina 1899 At 54 Adelaide Street. Blackwater North State School Blackwater Central Highlands 1979 Early Childhood-6. At 20 Park Street (corner of William Street). Blackwater State School Blackwater Central Highlands 1877 At 11 Wey Street. Bluff State School Bluff Central Highlands 1907 Bororen State School Bororen Gladstone 1900 Bouldercombe State School Bouldercombe Rockhampton 1871 At 52599 Burnett Highway. Boulia State School Boulia Boulia 1889 Boyne Island State School Boyne Island Gladstone 1953 At 151 Malpas Street. Builyan State School Builyan Gladstone 1922 Byfield State School Byfield Livingstone 1923 At 2233 Byfield Road. Calliope State School Calliope Gladstone 1872 At 14 Stirrat Street. Capella State School Capella Central Highlands 1883 At 41 Huntley Street. Carmila State School Carmila Isaac 1923 At 6A Carmila West Road. Cawarral State School Cawarral Livingstone 1874 At 125 Annie Drive. Clarke Creek State School Clarke Creek Isaac 1971 At 44 May Downs Road. Clermont State School Clermont Isaac 1867 On Hetherington Street. Clinton State School Clinton Gladstone 1974 Comet State School Comet Central Highlands 1877 Coowonga State School Coowonga Livingstone 1897 Coppabella State School Coppabella Isaac 1980 Crescent Lagoon State School West Rockhampton Rockhampton 1896 Denison State School Emerald Central Highlands 1997 16 Gray Street Depot Hill State School Depot Hill Rockhampton 1920 At 53–63 O'Connell Street. Dingo State School Dingo Central Highlands 1876 On the corner of Kennedy and Normanby Streets. Duaringa State School Duaringa Central Highlands 1879 At 3 Charlotte Street. Dysart State School Dysart Isaac 1973 At 4 Garnham Drive. Emerald North State School Emerald Central Highlands 1980 On Campbell Street. Emerald State School Emerald Central Highlands 1879 On the eastern corner of Anakie Street and School Lane. Emu Park State School Emu Park Livingstone 1890 At 26 Fountain Street. Farnborough State School Farnborough Livingstone 1903 At 8 Hinz Avenue. Frenchville State School Frenchville Rockhampton 1900 Gindie State School Gindie Central Highlands 1897–1965 Gindie Provisional School (also known as Gindie Siding Provisional School) opened 12 November 1897 with 25 students under head teacher Miss Mary E. Hamilton. It became Gindie State School on 1 January 1909. The school closed in 1949 but later reopened.1965-In 1965, the school moved to a new site using a demountable building until a permanent building was completed in 1970. Now at 14 Old Cullen-la-ringo Road (corner of Gregory Highway). Gladstone Central State School Gladstone Central Gladstone 1861 Gladstone South State School South Gladstone Gladstone 1898 Gladstone West State School West Gladstone Gladstone 1966 Glenmore State School Kawana Rockhampton 1889 At 241–259 Farm Street. Gogango State School Gogango Rockhampton 1974 10 Wills Street Goovigen State School Goovigen Banana 1926 Gracemere State School Gracemere Rockhampton 1871 At 1A O'Shanesy Street. Ilfracombe State School Ilfracombe Longreach 1893 At 20 McMaster Drive Isisford State School Isisford Longreach 1881 At 14 St Helena Street. Jambin State School Jambin Banana 1929 At 25 Jambin Three Ways Road, adjacent to the Burnett Highway. Jericho State School Jericho Barcaldine 1888 Jundah State School Jundah Barcoo 1900 Keppel Sands State School Keppel Sands Livingstone 1893 At 1325 Keppel Sands Road. Kilcummin State School Kilcummin Isaac 1959 Kin Kora State School Kin Kora Gladstone 1981 Earlier school closed 1963 Lakes Creek State School Lakes Creek Rockhampton 1872–1894 On 14 September 1871, residents of the area who were mostly employees of the Central Queensland Meat Preserving Company held a meeting to establish a school in the area at which it was estimated that 25 children would attend the school if established. Although the building was completed in January 1872, Lakes Creek Provisional School did not open until 1 October 1872 but closed in 1874, reopening on 21 May 1877. In July 1894, the Queensland Government decided that the numbers of students in the area warranted a state school. 1895-In January 1895, Lakes Creek State School opened on the present site at 445 Paterson Street. The growth of the school over the years has resulted in increased land and buildings. Lochington State School Lochington Central Highlands 1961 At the Lochington pastoral homestead at 101 Lochington Access Road. Longreach State School Longreach Longreach 1893 Lowmead State School Lowmead Gladstone 1908 Closed 1975–1978 Marlborough State School Marlborough Livingstone 1917 At 79 Magog Road Marmor State School Marmor Rockhampton 1906 Milman State School Milman Livingstone 1913 Miriam Vale State School Miriam Vale Gladstone 1897 P–10. At 15 Roe Street. Mistake Creek State School Mistake Creek (now within Clermont) Isaac 1983 At 6652 Alpha Road. Moranbah East State School Moranbah Isaac 1981 Moranbah State School Moranbah Isaac 1971 Mount Archer State School Koongal Rockhampton 1982 242 Thozet Road Mount Larcom State School Mount Larcom Gladstone 1882 P–10 Mount Morgan Central State School Mount Morgan Rockhampton 1887 Listed on the Queensland Heritage Register Mount Murchison State School Mount Murchison Banana 1935 Moura State School Moura Banana 1940 Muttaburra State School Muttaburra Barcaldine 1884 Nagoorin State School Nagoorin Gladstone 1915 At 2 Ubobo Street. Nebo State School Nebo Isaac 1874 At 34 Oxford Street. Orion State School Orion Central Highlands 1964 At 1002 Ten Chain Road. Park Avenue State School Park Avenue Rockhampton 1901 At 5–13 Main Street. Parkhurst State School Parkhurst Rockhampton 1900 At 11 Mason Avenue. Port Curtis Road State School Port Curtis Rockhampton 1875 Prospect Creek State School Prospect Banana 1935 Originally opened as Torsdale Farm Provisional School. Changed name in 1944. Located at 12935 Dawson Highway. Ridgelands State School Ridgelands Rockhampton 1921 At 43 Dalma-Ridgelands Road. Rolleston State School Rolleston Central Highlands 1871 At 16 Warrijo Street. Springsure State School Springsure Central Highlands 1870 Prep–10 school at 55 Eclipse Street. St Lawrence State School St Lawrence Isaac 1871 At 6 Macartney Street. Stanwell State School Stanwell Rockhampton 1873 At 10 Teakle Street. Stonehenge State School Stonehenge Barcoo 1900 Tambo State School Tambo Blackall-Tambo 1876 Early Childhood - Year 10. 20 Mitchell Street. Tannum Sands State School Tannum Sands Gladstone 1983 At 22 Waratah Crescent. Taranganba State School Taranganba Livingstone 1993 Taranganba Road. Taroom State School Taroom Banana 1871 Prep-10. In Wolsey Street. Thangool State School Thangool Banana 1927 At 2 Aerodrome Road. The Caves State School The Caves Livingstone 1904 Located at 1 Barmoya Road. The Hall State School Wandal Rockhampton 1910 Girls' and Infants' until 1986 Theodore State School Theodore Banana 1924 Prep-10. On The Boulevard. Tieri State School Tieri Central Highlands 1983 1 Bottlebrush Lane Tresswell State School Nandowrie Central Highlands 1971–1974 On the pastoral property "Tresswell".1974-At 5469 Dawson Developmental Road (also known as Tambo Road). Ubobo State School Ubobo Gladstone 1927 In Cedarvale Road. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). While officially open, since 2019, the school has not been operating as no students are enrolled. Urandangi State School Urandangi Boulia 1994 On the Urandangi North Road. Valkyrie State School Valkyrie Isaac 1974 Early Childhood- Year 6. At 43092 Fitzroy Developmental Road. Waraburra State School Gracemere Rockhampton 1987 At 55 Johnson Road. Wartburg State School Wartburg, in Baffle Creek Gladstone 1913 Early Childhood - Year 6. At 585 Coast Road. Westwood State School Westwood Rockhampton 1872 Windorah State School Windorah Barcoo 1888 Woorabinda State School Woorabinda Woorabinda 1928 On Carbine Street. Wowan State School Wowan Banana 1900 On Don Street. Yarwun State School Yarwun Gladstone 1906 At 35 Butler Street. Yeppoon State School Yeppoon Livingstone 1885–1957 At 29 Queen Street, listed on the Queensland Heritage Register as Yeppoon State School building.1957At 14–16 Tucker Street, also listed on the Queensland Heritage Register as Yeppoon State School.
State high schools and colleges