Montessori Noosa
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Sunshine Beach, Queensland 4567 · Noosa LGA
About Montessori Noosa
Montessori Noosa is an independent primary school located in Sunshine Beach, Queensland (4567), within the Noosa local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 58 students (35 girls and 23 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Montessori Noosa has an ICSEA value of 1057, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 19% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 5 teachers (5.0 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 18% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Montessori Noosa scores 63.6 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1057
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)19% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+18% enrolments since 2020 (area median -10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-10 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 Montessori Noosa's 58 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Montessori Noosa have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Montessori Noosa
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Sunshine Beach State School
Sunshine Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
706 students · ICSEA 1083 · 227 m away
St Thomas More Primary School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic primary · Prep-6
578 students · ICSEA 1086 · 281 m away
Noosa Flexible School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic special · 7-12
102 students · ICSEA 958 · 290 m away
Sunshine Beach State High School
Sunshine Beach · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 1043 · 830 m away
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Noosaville · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,121 students · ICSEA 1117 · 5.0 km away
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066 · 6.8 km away
Tewantin State School
Tewantin · Government primary · Prep-6
560 students · ICSEA 1018 · 6.9 km away
Noosaville State School
Noosaville · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 1039 · 7.1 km away
Noosa Pengari Steiner School
Doonan · Independent combined · Prep-12
324 students · ICSEA 1089 · 8.8 km away
Peregian Beach College
Peregian Beach · Independent combined · Prep-12
347 students · ICSEA 1069 · 9.1 km away
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Caboolture Montessori School
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218 students · ICSEA 1069
Bethania Lutheran Primary School
Bethania · Independent primary · Prep-6
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St Paul's Lutheran Primary School
Caboolture · Independent primary · Prep-6
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The River School
Maleny · Independent primary · Prep-6
77 students · ICSEA 1074
Frequently asked questions
Is Montessori Noosa a public or private school?
Montessori Noosa is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Montessori Noosa offer?
Montessori Noosa offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Montessori Noosa?
In 2025, Montessori Noosa had 58 enrolled students (35 girls, 23 boys), a change of 18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Montessori Noosa?
Montessori Noosa has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1057. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Montessori Noosa?
Montessori Noosa has about 11.6 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Montessori Noosa each year?
In 2025, Montessori Noosa had 12 students in Prep and 7 in Year 6.
Is Montessori Noosa co-ed?
Yes. Montessori Noosa is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Montessori Noosa?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Montessori Noosa 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 Montessori Noosa?
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