Good Samaritan College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Toowoomba, Queensland 4350 · Toowoomba LGA
About Good Samaritan College
Good Samaritan College is a catholic special school located in Toowoomba, Queensland (4350), within the Toowoomba local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 79 students (43 girls and 36 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Good Samaritan College has an ICSEA value of 950, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 25th percentile of Australian schools. 8% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 42% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (7.0 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 61% over the past five years.
Good Samaritan College is a special school. Special schools support students with disability or specific needs and are deliberately excluded from the Success Index and rankings, which would not be a fair measure of what they do.
Student profile
Distribution of students across socio-educational advantage (SEA) quarters, plus community characteristics.
Enrolments by year level
How Good Samaritan College's 79 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Samaritan College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Samaritan College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Downlands College
Toowoomba · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,187 students · ICSEA 1060 · 376 m away
Harlaxton State School
Harlaxton · Government primary · Prep-6
177 students · ICSEA 828 · 750 m away
Toowoomba State High School
Mount Lofty · Government high school · 7-12
775 students · ICSEA 934 · 1.6 km away
Rockville State School
Rockville · Government primary · Prep-6
189 students · ICSEA 810 · 1.9 km away
Toowoomba West Special School
Newtown · Government special · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 953 · 2.1 km away
Holy Name Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 987 · 2.2 km away
Sacred Heart Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
246 students · ICSEA 998 · 2.4 km away
Toowoomba North State School
Toowoomba · Government primary · Prep-6
237 students · ICSEA 909 · 2.7 km away
St Ursula's College
Toowoomba · Catholic high school · 7-12
401 students · ICSEA 1043 · 2.9 km away
The Industry School - Toowoomba
Toowoomba City · Independent high school · 10-12
92 students · ICSEA 1024 · 2.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic special schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Albert Park Flexible School
Milton · Catholic special · 7-12
104 students · ICSEA 943
Noosa Flexible School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic special · 7-12
102 students · ICSEA 958
Southport Flexible School
Southport · Catholic special · 7-12
90 students · ICSEA 935
Hemmant Flexible School
Hemmant · Catholic special · 7-12
81 students · ICSEA 903
Ipswich Flexible School
Ipswich · Catholic special · 7-12
111 students · ICSEA 892
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Samaritan College a public or private school?
Good Samaritan College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Good Samaritan College offer?
Good Samaritan College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a special school.
How many students attend Good Samaritan College?
In 2025, Good Samaritan College had 79 enrolled students (43 girls, 36 boys), a change of 61% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Samaritan College?
Good Samaritan College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 950. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Samaritan College?
Good Samaritan College has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Good Samaritan College?
In 2025, Good Samaritan College had 11 students in Year 7 and 5 in Year 12.
Is Good Samaritan College co-ed?
Yes. Good Samaritan College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Samaritan College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Samaritan 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 Samaritan College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Chermside, about 107 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.