Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Highfields, Queensland 4352 · Toowoomba LGA
#131 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#652 of 1,259 nationally
About Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Mary MacKillop Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Highfields, Queensland (4352), within the Toowoomba local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,047 students (525 girls and 522 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mary MacKillop Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1046, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 67th percentile of Australian schools. 20% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 76 teachers (71.6 full-time equivalent) and 52 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 45% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mary MacKillop Catholic College scores 50.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 131st of 275 combined schools in QLD (9th of 15 in the Toowoomba area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1046
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)20% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+45% enrolments since 2020 (area median +13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 Mary MacKillop Catholic College's 1,047 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mary MacKillop Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Highfields State Secondary College
Highfields · Government high school · 7-12
795 students · ICSEA 1001 · 961 m away
Highfields State School
Highfields · Government primary · Prep-6
653 students · ICSEA 1037 · 1.8 km away
Toowoomba Christian College
Highfields · Independent combined · Prep-12
810 students · ICSEA 1066 · 4.2 km away
Meringandan State School
Meringandan West · Government primary · Prep-6
260 students · ICSEA 1018 · 4.4 km away
Gowrie State School
Gowrie Junction · Government primary · Prep-6
210 students · ICSEA 1013 · 6.7 km away
Geham State School
Geham · Government primary · Prep-6
163 students · ICSEA 1012 · 7.2 km away
Rockville State School
Rockville · Government primary · Prep-6
189 students · ICSEA 810 · 8.9 km away
Good Samaritan College
Toowoomba · Catholic special · 7-12
79 students · ICSEA 950 · 9.2 km away
Downlands College
Toowoomba · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,187 students · ICSEA 1060 · 9.5 km away
Wilsonton State High School
Wilsonton Heights · Government high school · 7-12
904 students · ICSEA 920 · 9.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Southern Cross Catholic College
Annandale · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,479 students · ICSEA 1048
St Mary's School
Goondiwindi · Catholic combined · Prep-10
385 students · ICSEA 1043
St Edmund's College
Woodend · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,171 students · ICSEA 1049
Good Samaritan Catholic College
Bli Bli · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,246 students · ICSEA 1050
Southern Cross Catholic College
Scarborough · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,653 students · ICSEA 1041
St Joseph's College
Coomera · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,299 students · ICSEA 1039
Frequently asked questions
Is Mary MacKillop Catholic College a public or private school?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Mary MacKillop Catholic College offer?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Catholic College had 1,047 enrolled students (525 girls, 522 boys), a change of 45% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1046. 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 Mary MacKillop Catholic College rank in QLD?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College ranks 131st of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (50.2/100), and 652nd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
Mary MacKillop Catholic College has about 14.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
In 2025, Mary MacKillop Catholic College had 142 students in Year 7 and 63 in Year 12.
Is Mary MacKillop Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Mary MacKillop Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mary MacKillop Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mary MacKillop 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.
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