[2] The school serves students from Prep to Year 6[1][2] in the suburbs of Hope Island, Paradise Point, Hollywell, Runaway Bay and Coombabah.

[3] The school opened on 27 January 1981[4] to service the growing population in the area north of Biggera Waters.

[5] Classes began at the start of 1981 and were held at Biggera Waters Primary School until the present facilities were constructed.

[5] Coombabah State School was officially opened by Ivan Gibbs on 14 November 1981.

[5] Truancy was identified as a problem for Gold Coast schools, with typically 150 students at Coombabah State being absent each day in August 2009.