Mater Dei Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Toowoomba, Queensland 4350 · Toowoomba LGA
#103 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#1023 of 4,908 nationally
About Mater Dei Primary School
Mater Dei Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Toowoomba, Queensland (4350), within the Toowoomba local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 433 students (227 girls and 206 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mater Dei Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1116, 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 4% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 30 teachers (25.5 full-time equivalent) and 25 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mater Dei Primary School scores 69.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 103rd of 804 primary schools in QLD (1st of 37 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 1116
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)45% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)17.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-5 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 Primary School's 433 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mater Dei Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mater Dei Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Toowoomba Anglican School
Toowoomba · Independent combined · Prep-12
682 students · ICSEA 1132 · 348 m away
Fairholme College
Toowoomba · Independent combined · Prep-12
849 students · ICSEA 1110 · 552 m away
Toowoomba Grammar School
East Toowoomba · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,145 students · ICSEA 1096 · 624 m away
Toowoomba East State School
East Toowoomba · Government primary · Prep-6
867 students · ICSEA 1067 · 725 m away
St Joseph's College
Rangeville · Catholic high school · 7-12
913 students · ICSEA 1044 · 1.5 km away
Toowoomba State High School
Mount Lofty · Government high school · 7-12
775 students · ICSEA 934 · 1.7 km away
The Industry School - Toowoomba
Toowoomba City · Independent high school · 10-12
92 students · ICSEA 1024 · 1.7 km away
St Saviour's College
Toowoomba · Catholic high school · 7-12
295 students · ICSEA 986 · 2.4 km away
St Saviour's Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
486 students · ICSEA 1048 · 2.4 km away
Toowoomba North State School
Toowoomba · Government primary · Prep-6
237 students · ICSEA 909 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Anthony's School
Kedron · Catholic primary · Prep-6
694 students · ICSEA 1116
St Joseph's Primary School
Corinda · Catholic primary · Prep-6
488 students · ICSEA 1118
Our Lady of the Angels' School
Wavell Heights · Catholic primary · Prep-6
606 students · ICSEA 1119
St Sebastian's Primary School
Yeronga · Catholic primary · Prep-6
117 students · ICSEA 1113
St Oliver Plunkett School
Cannon Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
615 students · ICSEA 1112
St William's Primary School
Keperra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
520 students · ICSEA 1112
Frequently asked questions
Is Mater Dei Primary School a public or private school?
Mater Dei 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 Primary School offer?
Mater Dei Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mater Dei Primary School?
In 2025, Mater Dei Primary School had 433 enrolled students (227 girls, 206 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mater Dei Primary School?
Mater Dei Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1116. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mater Dei Primary School rank in QLD?
Mater Dei Primary School ranks 103rd of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (69.9/100), and 1023rd of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mater Dei Primary School?
Mater Dei Primary School has about 17.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Mater Dei Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mater Dei Primary School had 66 students in Prep and 42 in Year 6.
Is Mater Dei Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mater Dei Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mater Dei Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mater Dei 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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