Columba Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Charters Towers, Queensland 4820 · Charters Towers LGA
#262 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#1196 of 1,259 nationally
About Columba Catholic College
Columba Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Charters Towers, Queensland (4820), within the Charters Towers local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 425 students (219 girls and 206 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Columba Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 926, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 17th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 45% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 41 teachers (37.9 full-time equivalent) and 64 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Columba Catholic College scores 23.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 262nd of 275 combined schools in QLD (4th of 4 in the Charters Towers area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 926
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-47 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 Columba Catholic College's 425 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Columba Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Columba Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
All Souls St Gabriels School
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-12
431 students · ICSEA 952 · 466 m away
Richmond Hill State School
Richmond Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
191 students · ICSEA 854 · 799 m away
Blackheath and Thornburgh College
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-11
379 students · ICSEA 965 · 2.0 km away
Charters Towers Central State School
Charters Towers City · Government primary · Prep-6
113 students · ICSEA 859 · 2.3 km away
Charters Towers State High School
Charters Towers City · Government high school · 7-12
303 students · ICSEA 879 · 2.5 km away
Millchester State School
Millchester · Government primary · Prep-6
132 students · ICSEA 855 · 3.1 km away
Charters Towers School of Distance Education
Millchester · Government combined · Prep-12
2,395 students · ICSEA 948 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St James College
Brisbane · Catholic combined · 5-12
980 students · ICSEA 978
St Joseph's Catholic School
Cloncurry · Catholic combined · Prep-9
188 students · ICSEA 979
St Mary's Catholic College
Kingaroy · Catholic combined · Prep-12
288 students · ICSEA 984
MacKillop Catholic College, Mount Peter
Mount Peter · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,119 students · ICSEA 987
St Francis College
Crestmead · Catholic combined · Prep-12
843 students · ICSEA 989
St Anthony's Catholic College
Deeragun · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,485 students · ICSEA 992
Frequently asked questions
Is Columba Catholic College a public or private school?
Columba Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Columba Catholic College offer?
Columba Catholic College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Columba Catholic College?
In 2025, Columba Catholic College had 425 enrolled students (219 girls, 206 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Columba Catholic College?
Columba Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 926. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Columba Catholic College rank in QLD?
Columba Catholic College ranks 262nd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (23.7/100), and 1196th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Columba Catholic College?
Columba Catholic 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 Columba Catholic College?
In 2025, Columba Catholic College had 48 students in Year 7 and 43 in Year 12.
Is Columba Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Columba Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Columba Catholic College?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of Columba Catholic 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 Columba Catholic College?
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