Top 56 primary schools in Townsville (2025)
Schools offering primary years (Primary and Combined schools). Ranked by the Success Index from official ACARA data; 56 schools shown out of all eligible primary schools in Townsville.
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- 173St Joseph's Catholic School, The StrandNorth Ward · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1100 · 355 students
- 272St Joseph's Catholic SchoolMundingburra · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1078 · 356 students
- 367Townsville Grammar SchoolNorth Ward · Independent CombinedICSEA 1116 · 1,288 students
- 466The Cathedral School of St Anne and St JamesMundingburra · Independent CombinedICSEA 1100 · 1,205 students
- 562Marian Catholic SchoolCurrajong · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1042 · 374 students
- 661Belgian Gardens State SchoolBelgian Gardens · Government PrimaryICSEA 1055 · 595 students
- 756Magnetic Island State SchoolNelly Bay · Government PrimaryICSEA 1027 · 123 students
- 856Hermit Park State SchoolHyde Park · Government PrimaryICSEA 1028 · 630 students
- 953St Clare's Catholic SchoolBurdell · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1022 · 714 students
- 1053Annandale State SchoolAnnandale · Government PrimaryICSEA 1019 · 722 students
- 1153Annandale Christian CollegeAnnandale · Independent CombinedICSEA 1069 · 687 students
- 1252St Benedict's Catholic SchoolShaw · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1014 · 613 students
- 1352Southern Cross Catholic CollegeAnnandale · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1048 · 1,479 students
- 1451Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolCranbrook · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1010 · 686 students
- 1549North Shore State SchoolBurdell · Government PrimaryICSEA 988 · 672 students
- 1649Calvary Christian CollegeMount Louisa · Independent CombinedICSEA 1020 · 1,128 students
- 1748Oonoonba State SchoolIdalia · Government PrimaryICSEA 995 · 525 students
- 1847Blackheath and Thornburgh CollegeCharters Towers · Independent CombinedICSEA 965 · 379 students
- 1947Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic SchoolIngham · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1000 · 327 students
- 2045Burdekin Christian CollegeAyr · Independent CombinedICSEA 949 · 380 students
- 2144St Francis Catholic SchoolAyr · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 1007 · 222 students
- 2241Ryan Catholic CollegeKirwan · Catholic CombinedICSEA 1020 · 2,019 students
- 2339St Colman's Catholic SchoolHome Hill · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 964 · 118 students
- 2437St Anthony's Catholic CollegeDeeragun · Catholic CombinedICSEA 992 · 1,485 students
- 2536Ingham State SchoolIngham · Government PrimaryICSEA 932 · 334 students
- 2635Mundingburra State SchoolMundingburra · Government PrimaryICSEA 965 · 506 students
- 2734All Souls St Gabriels SchoolCharters Towers · Independent CombinedICSEA 952 · 431 students
- 2833Charters Towers School of Distance EducationMillchester · Government CombinedICSEA 948 · 2,395 students
- 2932The Willows State SchoolKirwan · Government PrimaryICSEA 956 · 876 students
- 3031Bwgcolman Community SchoolPalm Island · Government CombinedICSEA 675 · 315 students
- 3131East Ayr State SchoolAyr · Government PrimaryICSEA 952 · 500 students
- 3230Cranbrook State SchoolCranbrook · Government PrimaryICSEA 910 · 592 students
- 3329Townsville Christian CollegeVincent · Independent CombinedICSEA 871 · 442 students
- 3429Good Shepherd Catholic SchoolRasmussen · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 928 · 276 students
- 3529Bluewater State SchoolBluewater · Government PrimaryICSEA 950 · 362 students
- 3626Townsville Central State SchoolNorth Ward · Government PrimaryICSEA 930 · 144 students
- 3726Townsville South State SchoolSouth Townsville · Government PrimaryICSEA 909 · 95 students
- 3825Carinity Education - ShalomCondon · Independent CombinedICSEA 688 · 237 students
- 3925Townsville West State SchoolWest End · Government PrimaryICSEA 866 · 111 students
- 4024Railway Estate State SchoolRailway Estate · Government PrimaryICSEA 916 · 179 students
- 4124Charters Towers Central State SchoolCharters Towers City · Government PrimaryICSEA 859 · 113 students
- 4224Columba Catholic CollegeCharters Towers · Catholic CombinedICSEA 926 · 425 students
- 4322Vincent State SchoolVincent · Government PrimaryICSEA 772 · 132 students
- 4422Aitkenvale State SchoolAitkenvale · Government PrimaryICSEA 870 · 366 students
- 4521Millchester State SchoolMillchester · Government PrimaryICSEA 855 · 132 students
- 4620Currajong State SchoolGulliver · Government PrimaryICSEA 904 · 430 students
- 4720Kirwan State SchoolKirwan · Government PrimaryICSEA 927 · 698 students
- 4820Home Hill State SchoolHome Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 875 · 128 students
- 4918Weir State SchoolThuringowa Central · Government PrimaryICSEA 838 · 747 students
- 5018Richmond Hill State SchoolRichmond Hill · Government PrimaryICSEA 854 · 191 students
- 5118Heatley State SchoolHeatley · Government PrimaryICSEA 838 · 423 students
- 5217Wulguru State SchoolWulguru · Government PrimaryICSEA 827 · 212 students
- 5316St Michael's Catholic SchoolPalm Island · Catholic PrimaryICSEA 646 · 127 students
- 5415Rasmussen State SchoolRasmussen · Government PrimaryICSEA 784 · 336 students
- 5515Kelso State SchoolKelso · Government PrimaryICSEA 828 · 303 students
- 5614Bohlevale State SchoolBurdell · Government PrimaryICSEA 891 · 474 students
| # | School | Sector | Success Index | ICSEA | Students | Students : teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand North Ward · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 73.1 Top 25% | 1100 | 355 | 13.4 |
| 2 | St Joseph's Catholic School Mundingburra · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 71.5 Top 25% | 1078 | 356 | 14.5 |
| 3 | Townsville Grammar School North Ward · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 66.6 Top 25% | 1116 | 1,288 | 11.2 |
| 4 | The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James Mundingburra · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 65.5 Top 25% | 1100 | 1,205 | 13.1 |
| 5 | Marian Catholic School Currajong · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 62.1 Top 50% | 1042 | 374 | 15.1 |
| 6 | Belgian Gardens State School Belgian Gardens · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 61.0 Top 50% | 1055 | 595 | 14.9 |
| 7 | Magnetic Island State School Nelly Bay · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 56.2 Top 50% | 1027 | 123 | 13.1 |
| 8 | Hermit Park State School Hyde Park · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 56.1 Top 50% | 1028 | 630 | 14.9 |
| 9 | St Clare's Catholic School Burdell · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 53.3 Top 50% | 1022 | 714 | 13.9 |
| 10 | Annandale State School Annandale · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 53.0 Top 50% | 1019 | 722 | 15.8 |
| 11 | Annandale Christian College Annandale · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 52.9 Top 50% | 1069 | 687 | 16.0 |
| 12 | St Benedict's Catholic School Shaw · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 52.3 Top 50% | 1014 | 613 | 17.2 |
| 13 | Southern Cross Catholic College Annandale · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 51.9 Top 50% | 1048 | 1,479 | 13.3 |
| 14 | Holy Spirit Catholic School Cranbrook · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 50.5 Top 50% | 1010 | 686 | 14.1 |
| 15 | North Shore State School Burdell · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 48.8 Lower 50% | 988 | 672 | 14.3 |
| 16 | Calvary Christian College Mount Louisa · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 48.5 Top 50% | 1020 | 1,128 | 14.6 |
| 17 | Oonoonba State School Idalia · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 47.5 Lower 50% | 995 | 525 | 15.0 |
| 18 | Blackheath and Thornburgh College Charters Towers · Combined · Prep-11 | Independent | 47.4 Lower 50% | 965 | 379 | 9.9 |
| 19 | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Ingham · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 46.7 Lower 50% | 1000 | 327 | 16.0 |
| 20 | Burdekin Christian College Ayr · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 44.7 Lower 50% | 949 | 380 | 10.9 |
| 21 | St Francis Catholic School Ayr · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 44.4 Lower 50% | 1007 | 222 | 15.9 |
| 22 | Ryan Catholic College Kirwan · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 40.6 Lower 50% | 1020 | 2,019 | 13.0 |
| 23 | St Colman's Catholic School Home Hill · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 39.1 Lower 50% | 964 | 118 | 13.9 |
| 24 | St Anthony's Catholic College Deeragun · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 36.9 Lower 50% | 992 | 1,485 | 11.6 |
| 25 | Ingham State School Ingham · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 35.9 Lower 50% | 932 | 334 | 12.9 |
| 26 | Mundingburra State School Mundingburra · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 34.5 Lower 50% | 965 | 506 | 13.9 |
| 27 | All Souls St Gabriels School Charters Towers · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 33.6 Lower 50% | 952 | 431 | 10.5 |
| 28 | Charters Towers School of Distance Education Millchester · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 32.8 Lower 50% | 948 | 2,395 | 11.5 |
| 29 | The Willows State School Kirwan · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 31.9 Lower 50% | 956 | 876 | 14.1 |
| 30 | Bwgcolman Community School Palm Island · Combined · Prep-12 | Government | 30.7 Lower 50% | 675 | 315 | 10.1 |
| 31 | East Ayr State School Ayr · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 30.5 Lower 50% | 952 | 500 | 15.5 |
| 32 | Cranbrook State School Cranbrook · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 29.5 Lower 50% | 910 | 592 | 12.6 |
| 33 | Townsville Christian College Vincent · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 29.1 Lower 50% | 871 | 442 | 15.5 |
| 34 | Good Shepherd Catholic School Rasmussen · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 28.8 Lower 50% | 928 | 276 | 11.1 |
| 35 | Bluewater State School Bluewater · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 28.6 Lower 50% | 950 | 362 | 15.3 |
| 36 | Townsville Central State School North Ward · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 26.3 Lower 50% | 930 | 144 | 15.2 |
| 37 | Townsville South State School South Townsville · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 26.1 Lower 50% | 909 | 95 | 12.8 |
| 38 | Carinity Education - Shalom Condon · Combined · Prep-12 | Independent | 25.1 Lower 50% | 688 | 237 | 11.1 |
| 39 | Townsville West State School West End · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 24.7 Lower 50% | 866 | 111 | 11.6 |
| 40 | Railway Estate State School Railway Estate · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 24.4 Lower 50% | 916 | 179 | 14.4 |
| 41 | Charters Towers Central State School Charters Towers City · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 24.1 Lower 50% | 859 | 113 | 8.8 |
| 42 | Columba Catholic College Charters Towers · Combined · Prep-12 | Catholic | 23.7 Lower 50% | 926 | 425 | 11.2 |
| 43 | Vincent State School Vincent · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 22.3 Lower 50% | 772 | 132 | 7.1 |
| 44 | Aitkenvale State School Aitkenvale · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 22.0 Lower 50% | 870 | 366 | 11.9 |
| 45 | Millchester State School Millchester · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 20.9 Lower 50% | 855 | 132 | 14.0 |
| 46 | Currajong State School Gulliver · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 20.3 Lower 50% | 904 | 430 | 13.3 |
| 47 | Kirwan State School Kirwan · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 20.1 Lower 50% | 927 | 698 | 14.8 |
| 48 | Home Hill State School Home Hill · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 19.9 Lower 50% | 875 | 128 | 11.3 |
| 49 | Weir State School Thuringowa Central · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 18.3 Lower 50% | 838 | 747 | 15.4 |
| 50 | Richmond Hill State School Richmond Hill · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 18.1 Lower 50% | 854 | 191 | 12.6 |
| 51 | Heatley State School Heatley · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 17.6 Lower 50% | 838 | 423 | 12.7 |
| 52 | Wulguru State School Wulguru · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 16.5 Lower 50% | 827 | 212 | 12.9 |
| 53 | St Michael's Catholic School Palm Island · Primary · Prep-6 | Catholic | 16.0 Lower 50% | 646 | 127 | 15.9 |
| 54 | Rasmussen State School Rasmussen · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 14.9 Lower 50% | 784 | 336 | 13.5 |
| 55 | Kelso State School Kelso · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 14.6 Lower 50% | 828 | 303 | 12.4 |
| 56 | Bohlevale State School Burdell · Primary · Prep-6 | Government | 14.0 Lower 50% | 891 | 474 | 14.5 |
There are 56 primary schools in Townsville eligible for this list; the top 56 are shown. St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand in North Ward is ranked first with a Success Index of 73.1 and an ICSEA of 1100. 32 of the top 56 are government schools and 24 are Catholic or independent; the median ICSEA across the list is 950.
The top 10 primary schools in Townsville for 2025 are: 1. St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand (North Ward); 2. St Joseph's Catholic School (Mundingburra); 3. Townsville Grammar School (North Ward); 4. The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James (Mundingburra); 5. Marian Catholic School (Currajong); 6. Belgian Gardens State School (Belgian Gardens); 7. Magnetic Island State School (Nelly Bay); 8. Hermit Park State School (Hyde Park); 9. St Clare's Catholic School (Burdell); 10. Annandale State School (Annandale).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best primary school in Townsville?
St Joseph's Catholic School, The Strand in North Ward ranks first among primary schools in Townsville with a Success Index of 73.1 out of 100 and an ICSEA of 1100.
How are primary schools in Townsville 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 Townsville?
32 of the top 56 primary schools in Townsville are government schools; 24 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.