Gilroy Santa Maria College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ingham, Queensland 4850 · Hinchinbrook LGA
#124 of 269 high schools in QLD
#792 of 1,472 nationally
About Gilroy Santa Maria College
Gilroy Santa Maria College is a catholic high school located in Ingham, Queensland (4850), within the Hinchinbrook local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 313 students (143 girls and 170 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Gilroy Santa Maria College has an ICSEA value of 982, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 39th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 32 teachers (29.2 full-time equivalent) and 28 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Gilroy Santa Maria College scores 47.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 124th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (1st of 2 in the Hinchinbrook area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 982
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+2 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 Gilroy Santa Maria College's 313 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Gilroy Santa Maria College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Gilroy Santa Maria College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ingham State School
Ingham · Government primary · Prep-6
334 students · ICSEA 932 · 1.1 km away
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
Ingham · Catholic primary · Prep-6
327 students · ICSEA 1000 · 1.1 km away
Hinchinbrook Christian School
Ingham · Independent combined · 1-7
7 students · ICSEA 960 · 1.5 km away
Ingham State High School
Ingham · Government high school · 7-12
422 students · ICSEA 923 · 1.8 km away
Victoria Plantation State School
Victoria Plantation · Government primary · Prep-6
25 students · ICSEA 908 · 4.9 km away
Toobanna State School
Toobanna · Government primary · Prep-6
18 students · ICSEA 798 · 7.6 km away
Trebonne State School
Trebonne · Government primary · Prep-6
16 students · ICSEA 894 · 8.6 km away
Macknade State School
Macknade · Government primary · Prep-6
10 students · ICSEA 965 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Good Counsel College
Innisfail · Catholic high school · 7-12
414 students · ICSEA 982
St Saviour's College
Toowoomba · Catholic high school · 7-12
295 students · ICSEA 986
Good Shepherd Catholic College
Mount Isa · Catholic high school · 7-12
434 students · ICSEA 978
Burdekin Catholic High School
Ayr · Catholic high school · 7-12
293 students · ICSEA 989
Mary Help of Christians Catholic College
Shaw · Catholic high school · 7
127 students · ICSEA 990
Assumption College
Warwick · Catholic high school · 7-12
444 students · ICSEA 994
Frequently asked questions
Is Gilroy Santa Maria College a public or private school?
Gilroy Santa Maria College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Gilroy Santa Maria College offer?
Gilroy Santa Maria College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Gilroy Santa Maria College?
In 2025, Gilroy Santa Maria College had 313 enrolled students (143 girls, 170 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Gilroy Santa Maria College?
Gilroy Santa Maria College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 982. 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 Gilroy Santa Maria College rank in QLD?
Gilroy Santa Maria College ranks 124th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (47.3/100), and 792nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Gilroy Santa Maria College?
Gilroy Santa Maria College has about 10.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Gilroy Santa Maria College?
In 2025, Gilroy Santa Maria College had 57 students in Year 7 and 54 in Year 12.
Is Gilroy Santa Maria College co-ed?
Yes. Gilroy Santa Maria College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Gilroy Santa Maria College?
There are 8 other schools within 15 km of Gilroy Santa Maria 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 Gilroy Santa Maria College?
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