Mt St Michael's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Ashgrove, Queensland 4060 · Brisbane LGA
#16 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#173 of 1,259 nationally
About Mt St Michael's College
Mt St Michael's College is a catholic girls' combined (K–12) school located in Ashgrove, Queensland (4060), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from 5 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 849 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Mt St Michael's College has an ICSEA value of 1155, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 96th percentile of Australian schools. 60% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 77 teachers (73.8 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 4% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Mt St Michael's College scores 75.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 16th of 275 combined schools in QLD (15th of 48 in the Brisbane area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1155
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)60% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-4% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- 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 Mt St Michael's College's 849 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Mt St Michael's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Mt St Michael's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Finbarr's School
Ashgrove · Catholic primary · Prep-6
187 students · ICSEA 1151 · 603 m away
Ithaca Creek State School
Bardon · Government primary · Prep-6
604 students · ICSEA 1170 · 823 m away
Oakleigh State School
Ashgrove · Government primary · Prep-6
496 students · ICSEA 1153 · 934 m away
Marist College Ashgrove
Ashgrove · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,827 students · ICSEA 1139 · 1.1 km away
Ashgrove State School
Ashgrove · Government primary · Prep-6
626 students · ICSEA 1183 · 1.2 km away
Red Hill Special School
Red Hill · Government special · Prep-12
83 students · ICSEA 1090 · 1.4 km away
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
Ashgrove West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
118 students · ICSEA 1160 · 1.5 km away
St Ambrose's Primary School
Newmarket · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 1160 · 1.8 km away
St Joseph's School
Bardon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
368 students · ICSEA 1170 · 1.8 km away
Newmarket State School
Newmarket · Government primary · Prep-6
448 students · ICSEA 1140 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Rita's College
Clayfield · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,225 students · ICSEA 1153
Stuartholme School
Toowong · Catholic combined · 5-12
815 students · ICSEA 1159
Loreto College Coorparoo
Coorparoo · Catholic combined · 5-12
989 students · ICSEA 1148
Ambrose Treacy College
Indooroopilly · Catholic combined · 4-12
1,273 students · ICSEA 1139
Marist College Ashgrove
Ashgrove · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,827 students · ICSEA 1139
Villanova College
Coorparoo · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,561 students · ICSEA 1135
Frequently asked questions
Is Mt St Michael's College a public or private school?
Mt St Michael's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Mt St Michael's College offer?
Mt St Michael's College offers 5 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Mt St Michael's College?
In 2025, Mt St Michael's College had 849 enrolled students (849 girls, 0 boys), a change of -4% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Mt St Michael's College?
Mt St Michael's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1155. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Mt St Michael's College rank in QLD?
Mt St Michael's College ranks 16th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (75.4/100), and 173rd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Mt St Michael's College?
Mt St Michael's College has about 11.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Mt St Michael's College?
In 2025, Mt St Michael's College had 128 students in Year 7 and 144 in Year 12.
Is Mt St Michael's College co-ed?
No. Mt St Michael's College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Mt St Michael's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Mt St Michael's 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 Mt St Michael's College?
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