Top 50 primary schools in Mackay (2025)

Schools offering primary years (Primary and Combined schools). Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 50 schools shown out of all eligible primary schools in Mackay.

#	School	Sector	Success Index	ICSEA	Students	Students : teacher
1	Whitsunday Anglican School Beaconsfield · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	66.8 Top 25%	1102	1,151	13.2
2	St Mary's Catholic Primary School Mackay South · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	57.1 Top 50%	1050	384	16.6
3	St Brendan's Catholic Primary School Mackay · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	50.1 Top 50%	1018	439	17.3
4	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School North Mackay · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	49.2 Top 50%	1016	349	16.8
5	Mackay West State School West Mackay · Primary · Prep-6	Government	47.2 Lower 50%	980	770	14.6
6	St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Mackay West · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	46.4 Lower 50%	1031	569	18.8
7	Emmanuel Catholic Primary School Mount Pleasant · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	45.7 Lower 50%	1025	597	18.8
8	St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays Proserpine · Combined · Prep-12	Catholic	43.7 Lower 50%	1017	725	13.8
9	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Clermont · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	43.4 Lower 50%	986	165	13.5
10	Carlisle Adventist College Beaconsfield · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	41.9 Lower 50%	990	281	11.6
11	St Mary's Catholic School Bowen · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	41.5 Lower 50%	967	146	12.8
12	Northview State School Mount Pleasant · Primary · Prep-6	Government	40.5 Lower 50%	991	331	13.7
13	St John's Catholic Primary School Walkerston · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	40.2 Lower 50%	1003	349	17.9
14	Whitsunday Christian College Cannonvale · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	40.1 Lower 50%	1015	421	14.3
15	Mackay Christian College North Mackay · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	39.5 Lower 50%	1000	879	13.8
16	MacKillop Catholic Primary School Andergrove · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	39.5 Lower 50%	990	149	13.2
17	Proserpine State School Proserpine · Primary · Prep-6	Government	38.7 Lower 50%	968	577	12.7
18	Cannonvale State School Cannonvale · Primary · Prep-6	Government	38.2 Lower 50%	987	758	14.6
19	Glenella State School Glenella · Primary · Prep-6	Government	36.8 Lower 50%	977	234	15.5
20	St Anne's Catholic Primary School Sarina · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	33.5 Lower 50%	962	162	12.1
21	Hampden State School Hampden · Primary · Prep-6	Government	33.4 Lower 50%	963	84	15.8
22	Seaforth State School Seaforth · Primary · Prep-6	Government	33.0 Lower 50%	951	80	14.5
23	Bowen State School Bowen · Primary · Prep-6	Government	32.7 Lower 50%	927	508	15.0
24	Marian State School Marian · Primary · Prep-6	Government	32.6 Lower 50%	977	449	13.6
25	Bucasia State School Bucasia · Primary · Prep-6	Government	32.2 Lower 50%	962	476	15.3
26	Moranbah State School Moranbah · Primary · Prep-6	Government	29.5 Lower 50%	957	531	14.4
27	Mackay Central State School Mackay · Primary · Prep-6	Government	29.2 Lower 50%	908	216	13.0
28	Koumala State School Koumala · Primary · Prep-6	Government	28.8 Lower 50%	948	100	15.2
29	Moranbah East State School Moranbah · Primary · Prep-6	Government	28.1 Lower 50%	952	610	14.4
30	Alligator Creek State School Alligator Creek · Primary · Prep-6	Government	28.0 Lower 50%	955	287	14.3
31	Calen District State College Calen · Combined · Prep-12	Government	28.0 Lower 50%	926	179	10.5
32	Middlemount Community School Middlemount · Combined · Prep-12	Government	27.8 Lower 50%	951	252	12.0
33	Chelona State School Chelona · Primary · Prep-6	Government	27.7 Lower 50%	949	102	14.2
34	Queens Beach State School Bowen · Primary · Prep-6	Government	27.3 Lower 50%	928	302	11.8
35	Dundula State School Bakers Creek · Primary · Prep-6	Government	27.2 Lower 50%	921	117	15.4
36	Fitzgerald State School North Mackay · Primary · Prep-6	Government	27.1 Lower 50%	955	632	15.5
37	Clermont State School Clermont · Primary · Prep-6	Government	26.8 Lower 50%	936	163	11.9
38	Beaconsfield State School Beaconsfield · Primary · Prep-6	Government	26.7 Lower 50%	924	481	14.2
39	Mackay North State School North Mackay · Primary · Prep-6	Government	26.3 Lower 50%	933	401	14.1
40	Victoria Park State School East Mackay · Primary · Prep-6	Government	25.2 Lower 50%	927	602	12.5
41	Nebo State School Nebo · Primary · Prep-6	Government	24.4 Lower 50%	899	93	12.7
42	Swayneville State School Sarina · Primary · Prep-6	Government	22.8 Lower 50%	918	114	13.7
43	Eimeo Road State School Rural View · Primary · Prep-6	Government	21.8 Lower 50%	938	607	14.5
44	Mirani State School Mirani · Primary · Prep-6	Government	20.9 Lower 50%	947	280	15.6
45	Slade Point State School Slade Point · Primary · Prep-6	Government	20.9 Lower 50%	850	204	13.9
46	Walkerston State School Walkerston · Primary · Prep-6	Government	20.3 Lower 50%	949	306	17.1
47	Andergrove State School Andergrove · Primary · Prep-6	Government	19.2 Lower 50%	887	270	12.4
48	Collinsville State School Collinsville · Primary · Prep-6	Government	18.3 Lower 50%	868	84	16.8
49	Dysart State School Dysart · Primary · Prep-6	Government	18.1 Lower 50%	907	254	14.5
50	Sarina State School Sarina · Primary · Prep-6	Government	13.7 Lower 50%	890	359	15.0

There are 50 primary schools in Mackay eligible for this list; the top 50 are shown. Whitsunday Anglican School in Beaconsfield is ranked first with a Success Index of 66.8 and an ICSEA of 1102. 35 of the top 50 are government schools and 15 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 955.

The top 10 primary schools in Mackay for 2025 are: 1. Whitsunday Anglican School (Beaconsfield); 2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School (Mackay South); 3. St Brendan's Catholic Primary School (Mackay); 4. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (North Mackay); 5. Mackay West State School (West Mackay); 6. St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (Mackay West); 7. Emmanuel Catholic Primary School (Mount Pleasant); 8. St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays (Proserpine); 9. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Clermont); 10. Carlisle Adventist College (Beaconsfield).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best primary school in Mackay?

Whitsunday Anglican School in Beaconsfield ranks first among primary schools in Mackay with a Success Index of 66.8 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1102.

How are primary schools in Mackay ranked?

Each school's Success Index combines five factors from ACARA's 2025 school profile data: ICSEA (50%), share of students in the top socio-educational quarter (15%), students per teacher (15%), five-year enrolment growth (10%) and five-year ICSEA trend (10%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type nationally. Schools with fewer than 80 students are excluded.

How many public schools are in the top 100 primary schools in Mackay?

35 of the top 50 primary schools in Mackay are government schools; 15 are Catholic or independent.

Do these rankings include NAPLAN or ATAR results?

Not yet. ACARA does not publish school-level NAPLAN results in bulk, and ATAR results are released by state authorities in different formats. The Success Index uses the measures ACARA publishes for every school so that all schools are compared on identical data. Where a school publishes its own results we link to its website.