Mt Maria College - Petrie
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Petrie, Queensland 4502 · Moreton Bay LGA
About Mt Maria College - Petrie
Mt Maria College - Petrie is a catholic high school located in Petrie, Queensland (4502), within the Moreton Bay local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 403 students (172 girls and 231 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mt Maria College - Petrie has an ICSEA value of 1015, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 53rd percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 25% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 52 teachers (52.0 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.8 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mt Maria College - Petrie scores 61.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 55th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (5th of 21 in the Moreton Bay area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1015
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-10% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+13 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 Mt Maria College - Petrie's 403 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mt Maria College - Petrie have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mt Maria College - Petrie
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Our Lady of the Way School
Petrie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
246 students · ICSEA 1037 · 191 m away
Petrie State School
Petrie · Government primary · Prep-6
492 students · ICSEA 973 · 651 m away
Pinnacle Academic College
Kallangur · Independent primary · Prep-6
109 students · ICSEA 1015 · 1.3 km away
Kurwongbah State School
Petrie · Government primary · Prep-6
620 students · ICSEA 992 · 1.4 km away
Lawnton State School
Lawnton · Government primary · Prep-6
643 students · ICSEA 967 · 1.9 km away
Pine Rivers Special School
Lawnton · Government special · Prep-12
348 students · ICSEA 1009 · 2.1 km away
YOS Lawnton
Lawnton · Independent special · 10-12
132 students · ICSEA 915 · 2.2 km away
Kallangur State School
Kallangur · Government primary · Prep-6
982 students · ICSEA 957 · 2.3 km away
Undurba State School
Murrumba Downs · Government primary · Prep-6
919 students · ICSEA 1012 · 3.0 km away
Murrumba State Secondary College
Murrumba Downs · Government high school · 7-12
1,682 students · ICSEA 1001 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Ursula's College
Yeppoon · Catholic high school · 7-12
606 students · ICSEA 1014
St Margaret Mary's College
Hyde Park · Catholic high school · 7-12
707 students · ICSEA 1014
McAuley College
Beaudesert · Catholic high school · 7-12
363 students · ICSEA 1016
St Peter Claver College
Riverview · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,103 students · ICSEA 1013
Trinity College
Beenleigh · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1018
Ignatius Park College
Cranbrook · Catholic high school · 7-12
959 students · ICSEA 1018
Frequently asked questions
Is Mt Maria College - Petrie a public or private school?
Mt Maria College - Petrie is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Mt Maria College - Petrie offer?
Mt Maria College - Petrie offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend Mt Maria College - Petrie?
In 2025, Mt Maria College - Petrie had 403 enrolled students (172 girls, 231 boys), a change of -10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mt Maria College - Petrie?
Mt Maria College - Petrie has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1015. 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 Mt Maria College - Petrie rank in QLD?
Mt Maria College - Petrie ranks 55th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (61.4/100), and 478th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mt Maria College - Petrie?
Mt Maria College - Petrie has about 7.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mt Maria College - Petrie?
In 2025, Mt Maria College - Petrie had 66 students in Year 7 and 54 in Year 12.
Is Mt Maria College - Petrie co-ed?
Yes. Mt Maria College - Petrie is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Mt Maria College - Petrie?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mt Maria College - Petrie 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 Mt Maria College - Petrie?
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