Holy Cross School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Trinity Park, Queensland 4879 · Cairns LGA
#177 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#1707 of 4,908 nationally
About Holy Cross School
Holy Cross School is a catholic primary school located in Trinity Park, Queensland (4879), within the Cairns local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 572 students (275 girls and 297 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Holy Cross School has an ICSEA value of 1058, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 24% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 38 teachers (35.4 full-time equivalent) and 42 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 6% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Holy Cross School scores 62.3 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 177th of 804 primary schools in QLD (3rd of 23 in the Cairns area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1058
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)24% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+6% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- 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 Holy Cross School's 572 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Holy Cross School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Holy Cross School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield State High School
Smithfield · Government high school · 7-12
1,135 students · ICSEA 983 · 167 m away
Newman Catholic College
Smithfield · Catholic high school · 7-10
625 students · ICSEA 1046 · 870 m away
Tropical North Learning Academy - Trinity Beach State School
Trinity Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
899 students · ICSEA 996 · 1.9 km away
Yorkeys Knob State School
Yorkeys Knob · Government primary · Prep-6
321 students · ICSEA 998 · 3.0 km away
Caravonica State School
Caravonica · Government primary · Prep-6
540 students · ICSEA 1020 · 4.7 km away
Machans Beach State School
Machans Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
135 students · ICSEA 944 · 7.1 km away
Peace Lutheran College
Kamerunga · Independent combined · Prep-12
544 students · ICSEA 1054 · 7.7 km away
Freshwater State School
Freshwater · Government primary · Prep-6
594 students · ICSEA 1064 · 8.0 km away
Kuranda District State College
Kuranda · Government combined · Prep-12
285 students · ICSEA 862 · 8.2 km away
Freshwater Christian College
Brinsmead · Independent combined · Prep-12
562 students · ICSEA 1041 · 9.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Jubilee Primary School
Pacific Pines · Catholic primary · Prep-6
720 students · ICSEA 1058
St Luke's Catholic Parish School
Capalaba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
359 students · ICSEA 1057
Star of the Sea Primary School
Cleveland · Catholic primary · Prep-6
166 students · ICSEA 1057
St Matthew's School
Cornubia · Catholic primary · Prep-6
561 students · ICSEA 1055
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Darra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
508 students · ICSEA 1054
Sacred Heart Primary School
Sandgate · Catholic primary · Prep-6
187 students · ICSEA 1063
Frequently asked questions
Is Holy Cross School a public or private school?
Holy Cross School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Holy Cross School offer?
Holy Cross School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Holy Cross School?
In 2025, Holy Cross School had 572 enrolled students (275 girls, 297 boys), a change of 6% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Holy Cross School?
Holy Cross School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1058. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Holy Cross School rank in QLD?
Holy Cross School ranks 177th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (62.3/100), and 1707th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Holy Cross School?
Holy Cross School has about 16.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Holy Cross School each year?
In 2025, Holy Cross School had 81 students in Prep and 84 in Year 6.
Is Holy Cross School co-ed?
Yes. Holy Cross School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Holy Cross School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross School?
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