Good Counsel College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Innisfail, Queensland 4860 · Cassowary Coast LGA
#137 of 269 high schools in QLD
#867 of 1,472 nationally
About Good Counsel College
Good Counsel College is a catholic high school located in Innisfail, Queensland (4860), within the Cassowary Coast local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 414 students (210 girls and 204 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Good Counsel College has an ICSEA value of 982, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 38th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 32% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 36 teachers (34.7 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 16% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Counsel College scores 43.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 137th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (1st of 2 in the Cassowary Coast 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%)11.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+16% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-14 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 Good Counsel College's 414 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Counsel College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Counsel College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Good Counsel Primary School
Innisfail · Catholic primary · Prep-6
340 students · ICSEA 1001 · 116 m away
Innisfail State School
Innisfail · Government primary · Prep-6
117 students · ICSEA 771 · 309 m away
Innisfail State College
Innisfail Estate · Government combined · Prep-12
951 students · ICSEA 889 · 1.1 km away
Innisfail East State School
East Innisfail · Government primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 814 · 1.6 km away
Goondi State School
Goondi Bend · Government primary · Prep-6
330 students · ICSEA 919 · 2.0 km away
Radiant Life College
East Innisfail · Independent combined · Prep-10
137 students · ICSEA 749 · 2.2 km away
Mundoo State School
Wangan · Government primary · Prep-6
30 students · ICSEA 901 · 5.4 km away
Flying Fish Point State School
Flying Fish Point · Government primary · Prep-6
45 students · ICSEA 803 · 5.5 km away
Mourilyan State School
Mourilyan · Government primary · Prep-6
165 students · ICSEA 943 · 7.3 km away
South Johnstone State School
South Johnstone · Government primary · Prep-6
20 students · ICSEA 864 · 8.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Gilroy Santa Maria College
Ingham · Catholic high school · 7-12
313 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 Good Counsel College a public or private school?
Good Counsel College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Good Counsel College offer?
Good Counsel College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Good Counsel College?
In 2025, Good Counsel College had 414 enrolled students (210 girls, 204 boys), a change of 16% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Counsel College?
Good Counsel 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 Good Counsel College rank in QLD?
Good Counsel College ranks 137th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (43.6/100), and 867th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Counsel College?
Good Counsel College has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Good Counsel College?
In 2025, Good Counsel College had 68 students in Year 7 and 54 in Year 12.
Is Good Counsel College co-ed?
Yes. Good Counsel College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Counsel College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Counsel 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 Good Counsel College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring North Lakes, about 1296 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.