Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ashgrove West, Queensland 4060 · Brisbane LGA
About Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Ashgrove West, Queensland (4060), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 118 students (66 girls and 52 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1160, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 97th percentile of Australian schools. 64% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 0% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 15 teachers (10.1 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.7 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 47% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mater Dei Catholic Primary School scores 81.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 5% of primary schools nationally and 8th of 804 primary schools in QLD (8th of 179 in the Brisbane area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1160
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)64% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.7 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-47% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- 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 Mater Dei Catholic Primary School's 118 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mater Dei Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Ashgrove State School
Ashgrove · Government primary · Prep-6
626 students · ICSEA 1183 · 308 m away
Marist College Ashgrove
Ashgrove · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,827 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.2 km away
Bardon State School
Bardon · Government primary · Prep-6
254 students · ICSEA 1147 · 1.2 km away
St Joseph's School
Bardon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
368 students · ICSEA 1170 · 1.2 km away
Mt St Michael's College
Ashgrove · Catholic combined · 5-12
849 students · ICSEA 1155 · 1.5 km away
Ithaca Creek State School
Bardon · Government primary · Prep-6
604 students · ICSEA 1170 · 1.8 km away
Oakleigh State School
Ashgrove · Government primary · Prep-6
496 students · ICSEA 1153 · 1.9 km away
St Finbarr's School
Ashgrove · Catholic primary · Prep-6
187 students · ICSEA 1151 · 2.1 km away
Payne Road State School
The Gap · Government primary · Prep-6
299 students · ICSEA 1120 · 2.2 km away
Rainworth State School
Bardon · Government primary · Prep-6
590 students · ICSEA 1206 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Ambrose's Primary School
Newmarket · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 1160
St Agatha's Primary School
Clayfield · Catholic primary · Prep-6
359 students · ICSEA 1159
St Ignatius School
Toowong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
272 students · ICSEA 1158
Sts Peter and Paul's School
Bulimba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1156
St Thomas' School
Camp Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
325 students · ICSEA 1156
St Columba's Primary School
Wilston · Catholic primary · Prep-6
495 students · ICSEA 1155
Frequently asked questions
Is Mater Dei Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Mater Dei Catholic Primary School offer?
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mater Dei Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, Mater Dei Catholic Primary School had 118 enrolled students (66 girls, 52 boys), a change of -47% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mater Dei Catholic Primary School?
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1160. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mater Dei Catholic Primary School rank in QLD?
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School ranks 8th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (81.7/100), and 117th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mater Dei Catholic Primary School?
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School has about 11.7 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Mater Dei Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mater Dei Catholic Primary School had 13 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
Is Mater Dei Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mater Dei Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mater Dei Catholic Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mater Dei Catholic Primary 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.
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