Challenge Trade and Business College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Collingwood Park, Queensland 4301 · Ipswich LGA
About Challenge Trade and Business College
Challenge Trade and Business College is an independent high school located in Collingwood Park, Queensland (4301), within the Ipswich local government area. It caters for students from 12 and in 2025 enrolled 7 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Challenge Trade and Business College has an ICSEA value of 968, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 33rd percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 40% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 1 teachers (0.8 full-time equivalent) and 3 non-teaching staff.
On the Success Index, Challenge Trade and Business College scores 34.7 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 968
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)Not available
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)Not available
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)Not available
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 Challenge Trade and Business College's 7 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Challenge Trade and Business College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Challenge Trade and Business College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Collingwood Park State School
Collingwood Park · Government primary · Prep-6
497 students · ICSEA 958 · 612 m away
Redbank State School
Redbank · Government primary · Prep-6
136 students · ICSEA 895 · 1.0 km away
Riverview State School
Riverview · Government primary · Prep-6
258 students · ICSEA 844 · 1.4 km away
Collingwood Park State Secondary College
Collingwood Park · Government high school · 7-8
256 students · ICSEA 962 · 1.5 km away
WoodLinks State School
Collingwood Park · Government primary · Prep-6
828 students · ICSEA 981 · 2.2 km away
St Peter Claver College
Riverview · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,103 students · ICSEA 1013 · 2.4 km away
Kruger State School
Bellbird Park · Government primary · Prep-6
673 students · ICSEA 937 · 2.6 km away
Westside Christian College
Goodna · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,293 students · ICSEA 1079 · 2.8 km away
Goodna Special School
Goodna · Government special · Prep-12
359 students · ICSEA 982 · 3.5 km away
Goodna State School
Goodna · Government primary · Prep-6
650 students · ICSEA 921 · 3.5 km away
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Meadowbrook · Independent high school · 7-12
237 students · ICSEA 964
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1,780 students · ICSEA 975
Carbrook Animal Assisted Learning Centre
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Alta-1 College
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132 students · ICSEA 956
Indie School, Logan
Browns Plains · Independent high school · 9-12
586 students · ICSEA 955
Frequently asked questions
Is Challenge Trade and Business College a public or private school?
Challenge Trade and Business College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Challenge Trade and Business College offer?
Challenge Trade and Business College offers 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Challenge Trade and Business College?
In 2025, Challenge Trade and Business College had 7 enrolled students (2 girls, 5 boys).
What is the ICSEA of Challenge Trade and Business College?
Challenge Trade and Business College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 968. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What other schools are near Challenge Trade and Business College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Challenge Trade and Business 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 Challenge Trade and Business College?
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