Good Counsel Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Innisfail, Queensland 4860 · Cassowary Coast LGA
#369 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2887 of 4,908 nationally
About Good Counsel Primary School
Good Counsel Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Innisfail, Queensland (4860), within the Cassowary Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 340 students (171 girls and 169 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Good Counsel Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1001, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 47th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 21% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 28 teachers (21.3 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 9% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Counsel Primary School scores 47.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 369th of 804 primary schools in QLD (2nd of 9 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 1001
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+9% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Primary School's 340 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Counsel Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Counsel Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Good Counsel College
Innisfail · Catholic high school · 7-12
414 students · ICSEA 982 · 116 m away
Innisfail State School
Innisfail · Government primary · Prep-6
117 students · ICSEA 771 · 340 m away
Innisfail State College
Innisfail Estate · Government combined · Prep-12
951 students · ICSEA 889 · 989 m 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 · 2.1 km away
Radiant Life College
East Innisfail · Independent combined · Prep-10
137 students · ICSEA 749 · 2.2 km away
Flying Fish Point State School
Flying Fish Point · Government primary · Prep-6
45 students · ICSEA 803 · 5.4 km away
Mundoo State School
Wangan · Government primary · Prep-6
30 students · ICSEA 901 · 5.4 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 primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Brendan's Primary School
Moorooka · Catholic primary · Prep-6
76 students · ICSEA 1001
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Biloela · Catholic primary · Prep-6
166 students · ICSEA 1001
St Mary's School
Warwick · Catholic primary · Prep-6
321 students · ICSEA 1002
Immaculate Heart School
Leichhardt · Catholic primary · Prep-6
248 students · ICSEA 1002
St Joseph's School
Chinchilla · Catholic primary · Prep-6
288 students · ICSEA 1002
St Therese's Catholic Primary School
Monto · Catholic primary · Prep-6
36 students · ICSEA 1000
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Counsel Primary School a public or private school?
Good Counsel Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Good Counsel Primary School offer?
Good Counsel Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Good Counsel Primary School?
In 2025, Good Counsel Primary School had 340 enrolled students (171 girls, 169 boys), a change of 9% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Counsel Primary School?
Good Counsel Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1001. 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 Primary School rank in QLD?
Good Counsel Primary School ranks 369th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (47.3/100), and 2887th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Counsel Primary School?
Good Counsel Primary School has about 16.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Good Counsel Primary School each year?
In 2025, Good Counsel Primary School had 47 students in Prep and 43 in Year 6.
Is Good Counsel Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Good Counsel Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Counsel Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Counsel 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 Good Counsel Primary School?
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.