Noosa Pengari Steiner School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Doonan, Queensland 4562 · Sunshine Coast LGA
#67 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#370 of 1,259 nationally
About Noosa Pengari Steiner School
Noosa Pengari Steiner School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Doonan, Queensland (4562), within the Sunshine Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 324 students (179 girls and 145 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Noosa Pengari Steiner School has an ICSEA value of 1089, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 81st percentile of Australian schools. 32% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 5% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (29.4 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Noosa Pengari Steiner School scores 64.9 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 67th of 275 combined schools in QLD (9th of 22 in the Sunshine Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1089
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)32% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median +13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+12 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 Noosa Pengari Steiner School's 324 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Noosa Pengari Steiner School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Noosa Pengari Steiner School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Peregian Beach College
Peregian Beach · Independent combined · Prep-12
347 students · ICSEA 1069 · 4.7 km away
Noosaville State School
Noosaville · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 1039 · 4.8 km away
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066 · 5.2 km away
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Noosaville · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,121 students · ICSEA 1117 · 5.2 km away
Peregian Springs State School
Peregian Springs · Government primary · Prep-6
1,028 students · ICSEA 1059 · 6.5 km away
St Andrew's Anglican College
Peregian Springs · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,459 students · ICSEA 1143 · 6.5 km away
Tewantin State School
Tewantin · Government primary · Prep-6
560 students · ICSEA 1018 · 7.0 km away
Coolum State High School
Coolum Beach · Government high school · 7-12
1,551 students · ICSEA 1040 · 7.7 km away
Eumundi State School
Eumundi · Government primary · Prep-6
578 students · ICSEA 1052 · 8.3 km away
Sunshine Beach State High School
Sunshine Beach · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 1043 · 8.3 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Luke's Anglican School
Kalkie · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,090 students · ICSEA 1089
Trinity Lutheran College
Ashmore · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,322 students · ICSEA 1086
Coomera Anglican College
Upper Coomera · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,595 students · ICSEA 1084
Suncoast Christian College
Woombye · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,136 students · ICSEA 1084
Caloundra City Private School
Pelican Waters · Independent combined · Prep-12
228 students · ICSEA 1095
Nambour Christian College
Woombye · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,309 students · ICSEA 1083
Frequently asked questions
Is Noosa Pengari Steiner School a public or private school?
Noosa Pengari Steiner School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Noosa Pengari Steiner School offer?
Noosa Pengari Steiner School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Noosa Pengari Steiner School?
In 2025, Noosa Pengari Steiner School had 324 enrolled students (179 girls, 145 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Noosa Pengari Steiner School?
Noosa Pengari Steiner School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1089. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Noosa Pengari Steiner School rank in QLD?
Noosa Pengari Steiner School ranks 67th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (64.9/100), and 370th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Noosa Pengari Steiner School?
Noosa Pengari Steiner School has about 11.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Noosa Pengari Steiner School?
In 2025, Noosa Pengari Steiner School had 29 students in Year 7 and 16 in Year 12.
Is Noosa Pengari Steiner School co-ed?
Yes. Noosa Pengari Steiner School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Noosa Pengari Steiner School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Noosa Pengari Steiner 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.
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