Aquinas College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ashmore, Queensland 4214 · Gold Coast LGA
About Aquinas College
Aquinas College is a catholic high school located in Ashmore, Queensland (4214), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 805 students (407 girls and 398 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Aquinas College has an ICSEA value of 1058, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 66 teachers (62.8 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Aquinas College scores 60.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 62nd of 269 secondary schools in QLD (6th of 20 in the Gold Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1058
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 ICSEA points since 2020
The Success Index summarises the academic environment of a school community using official ACARA data. It is not a measure of teaching quality or student results. Read the methodology.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Aquinas College's 805 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Aquinas College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Aquinas College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Guardian Angels' Catholic Primary School
Ashmore · Catholic primary · Prep-6
815 students · ICSEA 1074 · 261 m away
Queensland Academy for Health Sciences
Southport · Government high school · 10-12
468 students · ICSEA 1109 · 902 m away
Ashmore State School
Ashmore · Government primary · Prep-6
745 students · ICSEA 1040 · 1.6 km away
Southport State School
Southport · Government primary · Prep-6
538 students · ICSEA 1012 · 1.8 km away
Keebra Park State High School
Southport · Government high school · 7-12
1,001 students · ICSEA 968 · 1.9 km away
Southport Special School
Southport · Government special · Prep-12
212 students · ICSEA 1027 · 1.9 km away
Musgrave Hill State School
Southport · Government primary · Prep-6
636 students · ICSEA 1028 · 2.0 km away
Southport Flexible School
Southport · Catholic special · 7-12
90 students · ICSEA 935 · 2.0 km away
Trinity Lutheran College
Ashmore · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,322 students · ICSEA 1086 · 2.1 km away
Southport State High School
Southport · Government high school · 7-12
2,231 students · ICSEA 1031 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Monica's College
Cairns · Catholic high school · 7-12
697 students · ICSEA 1058
St John's College
Nambour · Catholic high school · 7-12
927 students · ICSEA 1059
St Augustine's College
Cairns · Catholic high school · 7-12
777 students · ICSEA 1060
St Benedict's College
Mango Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
981 students · ICSEA 1062
St John Fisher College
Bracken Ridge · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1063
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066
Frequently asked questions
Is Aquinas College a public or private school?
Aquinas College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Aquinas College offer?
Aquinas College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Aquinas College?
In 2025, Aquinas College had 805 enrolled students (407 girls, 398 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Aquinas College?
Aquinas College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1058. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Aquinas College rank in QLD?
Aquinas College ranks 62nd of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (60.3/100), and 509th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Aquinas College?
Aquinas College has about 12.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Aquinas College?
In 2025, Aquinas College had 143 students in Year 7 and 116 in Year 12.
Is Aquinas College co-ed?
Yes. Aquinas College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Aquinas College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Aquinas College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near Aquinas College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 57 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.