Good Shepherd Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Isa, Queensland 4825 · Mount Isa LGA
#128 of 269 high schools in QLD
#815 of 1,472 nationally
About Good Shepherd Catholic College
Good Shepherd Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Mount Isa, Queensland (4825), within the Mount Isa local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 434 students (215 girls and 219 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Good Shepherd Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 978, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 37th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 27% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 40 teachers (39.4 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Shepherd Catholic College scores 46.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 128th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (1st of 2 in the Mount Isa area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 978
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-6% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-1 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 Shepherd Catholic College's 434 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Shepherd Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Shepherd Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Isa Central State School
Mount Isa · Government primary · Prep-6
211 students · ICSEA 791 · 309 m away
St Kieran's Catholic School
Mount Isa · Catholic primary · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 858 · 1.5 km away
Mount Isa School of the Air
Pioneer · Government combined · Prep-10
175 students · ICSEA 1009 · 1.5 km away
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Parkside · Government high school · 7-12
926 students · ICSEA 866 · 1.6 km away
Barkly Highway State School
Soldiers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 935 · 1.7 km away
Townview State School
Townview · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 776 · 1.9 km away
Mount Isa Special School
Pioneer · Government special · Prep-12
35 students · ICSEA 877 · 1.9 km away
Mount Isa Flexible School
Sunset · Catholic special · 7-12
53 students · ICSEA 736 · 2.0 km away
Sunset State School
Sunset · Government primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 727 · 2.2 km away
Healy State School
Healy · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 887 · 2.3 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
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
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 Shepherd Catholic College a public or private school?
Good Shepherd Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Good Shepherd Catholic College offer?
Good Shepherd Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Good Shepherd Catholic College?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Catholic College had 434 enrolled students (215 girls, 219 boys), a change of -6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Shepherd Catholic College?
Good Shepherd Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 978. 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 Shepherd Catholic College rank in QLD?
Good Shepherd Catholic College ranks 128th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (46.3/100), and 815th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Shepherd Catholic College?
Good Shepherd Catholic College has about 11.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Good Shepherd Catholic College?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Catholic College had 84 students in Year 7 and 56 in Year 12.
Is Good Shepherd Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Good Shepherd Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Shepherd Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Shepherd Catholic 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 Shepherd Catholic College?
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