Carinity Education - Shalom
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Condon, Queensland 4815 · Townsville LGA
#254 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#1180 of 1,259 nationally
About Carinity Education - Shalom
Carinity Education - Shalom is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Condon, Queensland (4815), within the Townsville local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 237 students (127 girls and 110 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Carinity Education - Shalom has an ICSEA value of 688, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 88% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 22 teachers (21.4 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 128% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Carinity Education - Shalom scores 25.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 254th of 275 combined schools in QLD (9th of 9 in the Townsville area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 688
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+128% enrolments since 2020 (area median +12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-6 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 Carinity Education - Shalom's 237 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Carinity Education - Shalom have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Carinity Education - Shalom
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ryan Catholic College
Kirwan · Catholic combined · Prep-12
2,019 students · ICSEA 1020 · 683 m away
Thuringowa State High School
Condon · Government high school · 7-12
659 students · ICSEA 842 · 1.9 km away
The Willows State School
Kirwan · Government primary · Prep-6
876 students · ICSEA 956 · 1.9 km away
Weir State School
Thuringowa Central · Government primary · Prep-6
747 students · ICSEA 838 · 2.3 km away
Kirwan State High School
Kirwan · Government high school · 7-12
1,922 students · ICSEA 919 · 2.5 km away
Kirwan State School
Kirwan · Government primary · Prep-6
698 students · ICSEA 927 · 3.1 km away
Mary Help of Christians Catholic College
Shaw · Catholic high school · 7
127 students · ICSEA 990 · 3.6 km away
St Benedict's Catholic School
Shaw · Catholic primary · Prep-6
613 students · ICSEA 1014 · 3.7 km away
Cranbrook State School
Cranbrook · Government primary · Prep-6
592 students · ICSEA 910 · 4.4 km away
Enkindle Village School
Douglas · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1018 · 4.8 km away
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Kluthuthu Christian College
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Radiant Life College
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Frequently asked questions
Is Carinity Education - Shalom a public or private school?
Carinity Education - Shalom is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Carinity Education - Shalom offer?
Carinity Education - Shalom offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Carinity Education - Shalom?
In 2025, Carinity Education - Shalom had 237 enrolled students (127 girls, 110 boys), a change of 128% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Carinity Education - Shalom?
Carinity Education - Shalom has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 688. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Carinity Education - Shalom rank in QLD?
Carinity Education - Shalom ranks 254th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (25.1/100), and 1180th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Carinity Education - Shalom?
Carinity Education - Shalom has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Carinity Education - Shalom?
In 2025, Carinity Education - Shalom had 15 students in Year 7 and 8 in Year 12.
Is Carinity Education - Shalom co-ed?
Yes. Carinity Education - Shalom is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Carinity Education - Shalom?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Carinity Education - Shalom in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
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