Mother Teresa Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ormeau, Queensland 4208 · Gold Coast LGA
#234 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2084 of 4,908 nationally
About Mother Teresa Primary School
Mother Teresa Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Ormeau, Queensland (4208), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 213 students (104 girls and 109 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mother Teresa Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1031, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 60th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 13% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 18 teachers (14.4 full-time equivalent) and 11 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.8 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mother Teresa Primary School scores 58.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 234th of 804 primary schools in QLD (25th of 57 in the Gold Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1031
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+14 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 Mother Teresa Primary School's 213 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mother Teresa Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mother Teresa Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Livingstone Christian College
Ormeau · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,222 students · ICSEA 1043 · 1.4 km away
Ormeau Woods State High School
Ormeau · Government high school · 7-12
1,404 students · ICSEA 996 · 1.5 km away
Toogoolawa School
Ormeau · Independent special · 4-10
116 students · ICSEA 955 · 2.0 km away
Ormeau State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
897 students · ICSEA 998 · 2.0 km away
Lutheran Ormeau Rivers District School
Pimpama · Independent combined · Prep-12
794 students · ICSEA 1056 · 2.3 km away
Norfolk Village State School
Ormeau · Government primary · Prep-6
625 students · ICSEA 1005 · 2.9 km away
Pimpama State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
792 students · ICSEA 993 · 3.9 km away
Gainsborough State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
849 students · ICSEA 1003 · 5.8 km away
Woongoolba State School
Woongoolba · Government primary · Prep-6
237 students · ICSEA 973 · 6.2 km away
Pimpama State Secondary College
Pimpama · Government high school · 7-12
1,222 students · ICSEA 966 · 7.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Spirit School
Bray Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
484 students · ICSEA 1031
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Mackay West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
569 students · ICSEA 1031
St Thomas More's Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
319 students · ICSEA 1032
St Joseph's School
North Ipswich · Catholic primary · Prep-6
390 students · ICSEA 1029
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
454 students · ICSEA 1029
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
North Rockhampton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
349 students · ICSEA 1029
Frequently asked questions
Is Mother Teresa Primary School a public or private school?
Mother Teresa Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Mother Teresa Primary School offer?
Mother Teresa Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Mother Teresa Primary School?
In 2025, Mother Teresa Primary School had 213 enrolled students (104 girls, 109 boys), a change of 2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mother Teresa Primary School?
Mother Teresa Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1031. 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 Mother Teresa Primary School rank in QLD?
Mother Teresa Primary School ranks 234th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (58.0/100), and 2084th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mother Teresa Primary School?
Mother Teresa Primary School has about 14.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Mother Teresa Primary School each year?
In 2025, Mother Teresa Primary School had 45 students in Prep and 20 in Year 6.
Is Mother Teresa Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Mother Teresa Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mother Teresa Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mother Teresa 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Mother Teresa Primary School?
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