Good Shepherd Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Rasmussen, Queensland 4815 · Townsville LGA
#618 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#4213 of 4,908 nationally
About Good Shepherd Catholic School
Good Shepherd Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Rasmussen, Queensland (4815), within the Townsville local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 276 students (141 girls and 135 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Good Shepherd Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 928, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 17th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 48% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 25 teachers (24.8 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Shepherd Catholic School scores 28.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 618th of 804 primary schools in QLD (16th of 31 in the Townsville area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 928
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-27% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 School's 276 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Shepherd Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Shepherd Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Rasmussen State School
Rasmussen · Government primary · Prep-6
336 students · ICSEA 784 · 537 m away
Kelso State School
Kelso · Government primary · Prep-6
303 students · ICSEA 828 · 2.7 km away
Thuringowa State High School
Condon · Government high school · 7-12
659 students · ICSEA 842 · 3.2 km away
Carinity Education - Shalom
Condon · Independent combined · Prep-12
237 students · ICSEA 688 · 5.1 km away
Enkindle Village School
Douglas · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1018 · 5.2 km away
Ryan Catholic College
Kirwan · Catholic combined · Prep-12
2,019 students · ICSEA 1020 · 5.4 km away
Weir State School
Thuringowa Central · Government primary · Prep-6
747 students · ICSEA 838 · 5.5 km away
Kirwan State High School
Kirwan · Government high school · 7-12
1,922 students · ICSEA 919 · 6.2 km away
Tec-NQ
Douglas · Independent high school · 10-12
375 students · ICSEA 972 · 6.3 km away
The Willows State School
Kirwan · Government primary · Prep-6
876 students · ICSEA 956 · 6.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's Catholic School
Winton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
47 students · ICSEA 928
St Finbarr's School
Quilpie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
31 students · ICSEA 932
St Paul's School
Woodridge · Catholic primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 935
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben
Thursday Island · Catholic primary · Prep-6
131 students · ICSEA 918
St Teresa's School
Ravenshoe · Catholic primary · Prep-6
85 students · ICSEA 939
St Maria Goretti School
Inglewood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
37 students · ICSEA 913
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd Catholic School a public or private school?
Good Shepherd Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Good Shepherd Catholic School offer?
Good Shepherd Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Good Shepherd Catholic School?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Catholic School had 276 enrolled students (141 girls, 135 boys), a change of -27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Shepherd Catholic School?
Good Shepherd Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 928. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Good Shepherd Catholic School rank in QLD?
Good Shepherd Catholic School ranks 618th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (28.8/100), and 4213th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Shepherd Catholic School?
Good Shepherd Catholic School has about 11.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Good Shepherd Catholic School each year?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Catholic School had 42 students in Prep and 39 in Year 6.
Is Good Shepherd Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. Good Shepherd Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Shepherd Catholic School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Shepherd Catholic 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 Shepherd Catholic School?
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