Top 15 private primary schools in Mackay (2025)

Independent and Catholic schools offering primary years. Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 15 schools shown out of all eligible private primary schools in Mackay.

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Whitsunday Anglican SchoolBeaconsfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 1102 · 1,151 students
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57
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolMackay South · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1050 · 384 students
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50
St Brendan's Catholic Primary SchoolMackay · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1018 · 439 students
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolNorth Mackay · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1016 · 349 students
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St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary SchoolMackay West · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1031 · 569 students
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Emmanuel Catholic Primary SchoolMount Pleasant · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1025 · 597 students
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St Catherine's Catholic College The WhitsundaysProserpine · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1017 · 725 students
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary SchoolClermont · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 986 · 165 students
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Carlisle Adventist CollegeBeaconsfield · Independent CombinedICSEA 990 · 281 students
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St Mary's Catholic SchoolBowen · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 967 · 146 students
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St John's Catholic Primary SchoolWalkerston · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1003 · 349 students
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Whitsunday Christian CollegeCannonvale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1015 · 421 students
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Mackay Christian CollegeNorth Mackay · Independent CombinedICSEA 1000 · 879 students
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MacKillop Catholic Primary SchoolAndergrove · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 990 · 149 students
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St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolSarina · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 962 · 162 students

#	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	St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School Mackay West · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	46.4 Lower 50%	1031	569	18.8
6	Emmanuel Catholic Primary School Mount Pleasant · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	45.7 Lower 50%	1025	597	18.8
7	St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays Proserpine · Combined · Prep-12	Catholic	43.7 Lower 50%	1017	725	13.8
8	St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Clermont · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	43.4 Lower 50%	986	165	13.5
9	Carlisle Adventist College Beaconsfield · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	41.9 Lower 50%	990	281	11.6
10	St Mary's Catholic School Bowen · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	41.5 Lower 50%	967	146	12.8
11	St John's Catholic Primary School Walkerston · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	40.2 Lower 50%	1003	349	17.9
12	Whitsunday Christian College Cannonvale · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	40.1 Lower 50%	1015	421	14.3
13	Mackay Christian College North Mackay · Combined · Prep-12	Independent	39.5 Lower 50%	1000	879	13.8
14	MacKillop Catholic Primary School Andergrove · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	39.5 Lower 50%	990	149	13.2
15	St Anne's Catholic Primary School Sarina · Primary · Prep-6	Catholic	33.5 Lower 50%	962	162	12.1

There are 15 private primary schools in Mackay eligible for this list; the top 15 are shown. Whitsunday Anglican School in Beaconsfield is ranked first with a Success Index of 66.8 and an ICSEA of 1102. 0 of the top 15 are government schools and 15 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 1015.

The top 10 private 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. St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School (Mackay West); 6. Emmanuel Catholic Primary School (Mount Pleasant); 7. St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays (Proserpine); 8. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Clermont); 9. Carlisle Adventist College (Beaconsfield); 10. St Mary's Catholic School (Bowen).

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best private primary school in Mackay?

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

How are private 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 private primary schools in Mackay?

0 of the top 15 private 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.