The school's houses are: The school follows the Australian Curriculum, with specialist subjects including aerospace studies, history, design & technology, graphics, Japanese, football academy film & television, drama, dance, music academy, and music.

This initiative is designed to provide real-life business management experiences within a working team.

Balmoral State High School has large suburban grounds of over 30 acres.

The school's learning spaces include a trades training centre, including modern metal fabrication machinery, a studio theatre, an indoor sports complex, a film & television facility, a home economics precinct, specialist science laboratories, a 500-seat hall, a purpose-built access centre, and five eLearning PC laboratories.

Balmoral is currently undergoing further construction work as a part of the Education Queensland build and upgrade initiative.