Catchment areas ensure every Queensland student from Prep to Year 12 is able to enrol at their local state school.
Your
local state school (primary or secondary) is the school which is
closest to your home. This is measured by the shortest, most direct
route by road—to and from the main entrance of the school.
Find your local school using
the EdMap website—you can either search using your home address or
enter a school's name to see if your home is within its catchment area.
Contact your school for more information. School contact details are available by phoning 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or searching the schools directory.
Out-of-Catchment Enrolments:
You
can still apply for enrolment at a state school outside of your
catchment area, but enrolment is not guaranteed and you will be placed
on a waiting list. Out of catchment applications for Summit Program only, will be considered.
Please click here for information and requirements about Round 2 2025 Enrolments.
Siblings** of current students at a school who reside outside of the catchment are entitled to enrol at the school, (excluding siblings of out-of-catchment students accepted into Programs of Excellence and siblings of students who were placed at the school as a result of exclusion from another school).
A state school's ability to accept students who live outside its catchment area depends on whether the school:
- has capacity once all in-catchment enrolments are met
- needs to allow for students relocating into their catchment area during the year
- can ensure an even spread of students across all year levels while maintaining class size targets
- can ensure their out-of-catchment enrolments do not reduce their capacity to meet in-catchment enrolments.
Phone 13 QGOV or search the schools directory to contact your school for more information.