Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Pleasant, Queensland 4740 · Mackay LGA
#396 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#3032 of 4,908 nationally
About Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Mount Pleasant, Queensland (4740), within the Mackay local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 597 students (291 girls and 306 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 39 teachers (31.8 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Emmanuel Catholic Primary School scores 45.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 396th of 804 primary schools in QLD (6th of 31 in the Mackay area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+3% enrolments since 2020 (area median +2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-10 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 Emmanuel Catholic Primary School's 597 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Emmanuel Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Holy Spirit College
Mount Pleasant · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,139 students · ICSEA 1023 · 60 m away
Northview State School
Mount Pleasant · Government primary · Prep-6
331 students · ICSEA 991 · 631 m away
Fitzgerald State School
North Mackay · Government primary · Prep-6
632 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.3 km away
Carlisle Adventist College
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
281 students · ICSEA 990 · 1.3 km away
Glenella State School
Glenella · Government primary · Prep-6
234 students · ICSEA 977 · 1.5 km away
Mackay North State High School
North Mackay · Government high school · 7-12
1,253 students · ICSEA 958 · 1.8 km away
Whitsunday Anglican School
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,151 students · ICSEA 1102 · 2.1 km away
Mackay District Special School
Beaconsfield · Government special · Prep-12
82 students · ICSEA 949 · 2.2 km away
Beaconsfield State School
Beaconsfield · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 924 · 2.4 km away
Mackay Christian College
North Mackay · Independent combined · Prep-12
879 students · ICSEA 1000 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Yeppoon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
552 students · ICSEA 1025
Our Lady Help of Christians School
Earlville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
506 students · ICSEA 1025
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Wandal · Catholic primary · Prep-6
366 students · ICSEA 1026
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Gladstone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
649 students · ICSEA 1023
St Ann's School
Redbank Plains · Catholic primary · Prep-6
450 students · ICSEA 1027
Sacred Heart School
Booval · Catholic primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Emmanuel Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Emmanuel Catholic Primary School offer?
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Emmanuel Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Emmanuel Catholic Primary School had 597 enrolled students (291 girls, 306 boys), a change of 3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Emmanuel Catholic Primary School?
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. 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.
How does Emmanuel Catholic Primary School rank in QLD?
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School ranks 396th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (45.7/100), and 3032nd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Emmanuel Catholic Primary School?
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School has about 18.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Emmanuel Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Emmanuel Catholic Primary School had 83 students in Prep and 87 in Year 6.
Is Emmanuel Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Emmanuel Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Emmanuel Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Emmanuel Catholic Primary School 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 Emmanuel Catholic Primary School?
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