Mount St Bernard College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Herberton, Queensland 4887 · Tablelands LGA
#240 of 269 high schools in QLD
#1349 of 1,472 nationally
About Mount St Bernard College
Mount St Bernard College is a catholic high school located in Herberton, Queensland (4887), within the Tablelands local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 145 students (80 girls and 65 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mount St Bernard College has an ICSEA value of 807, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 3rd percentile of Australian schools. 2% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 22 teachers (20.4 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mount St Bernard College scores 23.3 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of secondary schools nationally and 240th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (3rd of 3 in the Tablelands area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 807
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)2% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020 (area median -12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+7 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 Mount St Bernard College's 145 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mount St Bernard College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mount St Bernard College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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Good Counsel College
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St Saviour's College
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Burdekin Catholic High School
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Frequently asked questions
Is Mount St Bernard College a public or private school?
Mount St Bernard College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Mount St Bernard College offer?
Mount St Bernard College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mount St Bernard College?
In 2025, Mount St Bernard College had 145 enrolled students (80 girls, 65 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mount St Bernard College?
Mount St Bernard College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 807. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mount St Bernard College rank in QLD?
Mount St Bernard College ranks 240th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (23.3/100), and 1349th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mount St Bernard College?
Mount St Bernard College has about 7.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mount St Bernard College?
In 2025, Mount St Bernard College had 25 students in Year 7 and 31 in Year 12.
Is Mount St Bernard College co-ed?
Yes. Mount St Bernard College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mount St Bernard College?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of Mount St Bernard 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Mount St Bernard College?
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