Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Noosaville, Queensland 4566 · Noosa LGA
#53 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#321 of 1,259 nationally
About Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Good Shepherd Lutheran College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Noosaville, Queensland (4566), within the Noosa local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,121 students (579 girls and 542 boys). The school is affiliated with Lutheran Education Queensland.
Good Shepherd Lutheran College has an ICSEA value of 1117, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 88th percentile of Australian schools. 45% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 3% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 84 teachers (77.3 full-time equivalent) and 90 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Good Shepherd Lutheran College scores 67.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 53rd of 275 combined schools in QLD (1st of 2 in the Noosa area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1117
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)45% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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 Lutheran College's 1,121 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Good Shepherd Lutheran College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.8 km away
Noosaville State School
Noosaville · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 1039 · 2.1 km away
Tewantin State School
Tewantin · Government primary · Prep-6
560 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.7 km away
Noosa Flexible School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic special · 7-12
102 students · ICSEA 958 · 4.9 km away
Montessori Noosa
Sunshine Beach · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1057 · 5.0 km away
Sunshine Beach State High School
Sunshine Beach · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 1043 · 5.1 km away
St Thomas More Primary School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic primary · Prep-6
578 students · ICSEA 1086 · 5.2 km away
Noosa Pengari Steiner School
Doonan · Independent combined · Prep-12
324 students · ICSEA 1089 · 5.2 km away
Sunshine Beach State School
Sunshine Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
706 students · ICSEA 1083 · 5.3 km away
Peregian Beach College
Peregian Beach · Independent combined · Prep-12
347 students · ICSEA 1069 · 8.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
John Paul College
Daisy Hill · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,235 students · ICSEA 1117
Townsville Grammar School
North Ward · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,288 students · ICSEA 1116
The Southport School
Southport · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,621 students · ICSEA 1118
St John's Anglican College
Forest Lake · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,329 students · ICSEA 1118
Pacific Lutheran College
Meridan Plains · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,204 students · ICSEA 1114
Immanuel Lutheran College
Buderim · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,239 students · ICSEA 1120
Frequently asked questions
Is Good Shepherd Lutheran College a public or private school?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Lutheran Education Queensland.
What year levels does Good Shepherd Lutheran College offer?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Lutheran College had 1,121 enrolled students (579 girls, 542 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1117. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Good Shepherd Lutheran College rank in QLD?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College ranks 53rd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (67.3/100), and 321st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
Good Shepherd Lutheran College has about 14.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
In 2025, Good Shepherd Lutheran College had 132 students in Year 7 and 109 in Year 12.
Is Good Shepherd Lutheran College co-ed?
Yes. Good Shepherd Lutheran College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Good Shepherd Lutheran College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Good Shepherd Lutheran 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 Lutheran College?
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