Clairvaux MacKillop College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland 4122 · Brisbane LGA
About Clairvaux MacKillop College
Clairvaux MacKillop College is a catholic high school located in Upper Mount Gravatt, Queensland (4122), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,215 students (595 girls and 620 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Clairvaux MacKillop College has an ICSEA value of 1070, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 75th percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 113 teachers (108.3 full-time equivalent) and 66 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Clairvaux MacKillop College scores 70.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 25th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (21st of 52 in the Brisbane area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1070
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-9% enrolments since 2020 (area median +6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+11 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 Clairvaux MacKillop College's 1,215 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Clairvaux MacKillop College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Clairvaux MacKillop College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Bernard's School
Upper Mount Gravatt · Catholic primary · Prep-6
181 students · ICSEA 1066 · 360 m away
Upper Mount Gravatt State School
Upper Mount Gravatt · Government primary · Prep-6
498 students · ICSEA 1042 · 564 m away
St John of Kronstadt Academy
Upper Mount Gravatt · Independent primary · Prep-4
21 students · ICSEA 1087 · 1.1 km away
Yarranlea Primary School
Mount Gravatt · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1146 · 1.4 km away
MacGregor State High School
Macgregor · Government high school · 7-12
1,297 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.5 km away
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Wishart · Catholic primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 1110 · 1.5 km away
Wishart State School
Wishart · Government primary · Prep-6
1,100 students · ICSEA 1124 · 1.9 km away
Mount Gravatt State High School
Mount Gravatt · Government high school · 7-12
1,217 students · ICSEA 1079 · 2.0 km away
Mount Gravatt State School
Mount Gravatt · Government primary · Prep-6
259 students · ICSEA 1051 · 2.2 km away
MacGregor State School
Macgregor · Government primary · Prep-6
1,212 students · ICSEA 1102 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Siena Catholic College
Sippy Downs · Catholic high school · 7-12
889 students · ICSEA 1073
St Thomas More College
Sunnybank · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1067
Marymount College
Burleigh Waters · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,262 students · ICSEA 1073
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066
St John Fisher College
Bracken Ridge · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1063
Holy Spirit College
Fitzgibbon · Catholic high school · 7-10
455 students · ICSEA 1077
Frequently asked questions
Is Clairvaux MacKillop College a public or private school?
Clairvaux MacKillop College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Clairvaux MacKillop College offer?
Clairvaux MacKillop College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Clairvaux MacKillop College?
In 2025, Clairvaux MacKillop College had 1,215 enrolled students (595 girls, 620 boys), a change of -9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Clairvaux MacKillop College?
Clairvaux MacKillop College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1070. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Clairvaux MacKillop College rank in QLD?
Clairvaux MacKillop College ranks 25th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (70.1/100), and 287th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Clairvaux MacKillop College?
Clairvaux MacKillop College has about 11.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Clairvaux MacKillop College?
In 2025, Clairvaux MacKillop College had 184 students in Year 7 and 175 in Year 12.
Is Clairvaux MacKillop College co-ed?
Yes. Clairvaux MacKillop College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Clairvaux MacKillop College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Clairvaux MacKillop 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.
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