Yeronga State School serves the local Yeronga community with a strong pastoral focus and tight-knit feel.
NAPLAN averaging +27 above national year-level averages; the result is a B+ overall.
Yeronga State School serves the local Yeronga community with a strong pastoral focus and tight-knit feel. The school operates a specialist early childhood program for deaf and hearing-loss students, providing targeted support in a mainstream setting. Beyond that, Yeronga offers robust visual arts, music and STEM facilities, nature playgrounds and extensive sporting fields. The school suits families seeking a caring, community-oriented primary education with good creative and practical learning spaces.
Yeronga State School is also known as YSS Yeronga.
Yeronga State School draws students from the Yeronga SS.
Yeronga State School has an overall SchoolRank score of 69.7/100, rated "Good". This score is calculated from academic results, student growth, wellbeing, extracurricular programs, and value for money. Academically, the school scores 63/100, indicating moderate performance relative to other Australian schools. The school's ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) is 1126, well above the national average of 1,000.
In 2025 NAPLAN testing at Yeronga State School, Year 3 students averaged 436 across the tested NAPLAN domains, above the national average of 407 for that year level, and Year 5 students averaged 514, above the national average of 490 for that year level. Relative to national year-level averages, the school's strongest domain is Reading. National averages are specific to each year level, because NAPLAN scores are scaled so older year levels score higher, a school-wide average can't be compared with a single national figure.
Yeronga State School is a medium-sized government primary school with approximately 741 students. It offers education for years Prep-6. As a government school, enrolment is generally available to students living within the school's designated catchment zone. Families outside the zone may apply for out-of-area placement subject to availability.
Yeronga State School is a government school, so there are no tuition fees. Families may be asked to contribute to voluntary school fees covering materials, excursions, and activities. The school has a value score of 66/100 on SchoolRank, which compares educational outcomes relative to cost, government schools typically score well on this measure.
Yeronga State School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. This is below the national average of approximately 14:1, meaning students generally receive more individual attention. Support staff make up 34% of the workforce, providing additional learning assistance and pastoral care. The student attendance rate is 94%, which is strong.
Yeronga State School is located in Yeronga, QLD, classified as a major cities school. With an ICSEA of 1126 (90th percentile), the school community's socio-educational advantage is above average, families tend to have higher education and income levels. ICSEA measures the educational advantage of a school's community, not the school's quality, a lower ICSEA school with strong academic scores may indicate particularly effective teaching.