Our Lady Help of Christians School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Earlville, Queensland 4870 · Cairns LGA
#347 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2795 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady Help of Christians School
Our Lady Help of Christians School is a catholic primary school located in Earlville, Queensland (4870), within the Cairns local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 506 students (260 girls and 246 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Our Lady Help of Christians School has an ICSEA value of 1025, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 58th percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 35 teachers (32.8 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady Help of Christians School scores 48.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 347th of 804 primary schools in QLD (6th of 23 in the Cairns area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1025
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-20 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 Our Lady Help of Christians School's 506 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady Help of Christians School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady Help of Christians School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Balaclava State School
Mooroobool · Government primary · Prep-6
381 students · ICSEA 797 · 1.1 km away
Woree State School
Woree · Government primary · Prep-6
530 students · ICSEA 860 · 1.9 km away
Woree State High School
Woree · Government high school · 7-12
750 students · ICSEA 854 · 2.0 km away
Cairns State Special School
Woree · Government special · Prep-12
130 students · ICSEA 913 · 2.1 km away
St Francis Xavier's School
Manunda · Catholic primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 953 · 2.2 km away
Cairns West State School
Manunda · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 784 · 2.2 km away
Cairns School of Distance Education
Manunda · Government combined · Prep-12
3,692 students · ICSEA 1024 · 2.6 km away
Trinity Bay State High School
Manunda · Government high school · 7-12
1,784 students · ICSEA 908 · 2.7 km away
St Gerard Majella Primary School
Woree · Catholic primary · Prep-6
399 students · ICSEA 1035 · 2.8 km away
St Mary's Catholic College
Woree · Catholic high school · 7-12
949 students · ICSEA 1023 · 3.2 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Catholic primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 1025
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Yeppoon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
552 students · ICSEA 1025
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Wandal · Catholic primary · Prep-6
366 students · ICSEA 1026
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Gladstone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
649 students · ICSEA 1023
St Ann's School
Redbank Plains · Catholic primary · Prep-6
450 students · ICSEA 1027
Sacred Heart School
Booval · Catholic primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady Help of Christians School a public or private school?
Our Lady Help of Christians School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Our Lady Help of Christians School offer?
Our Lady Help of Christians School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady Help of Christians School?
In 2025, Our Lady Help of Christians School had 506 enrolled students (260 girls, 246 boys), a change of -11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady Help of Christians School?
Our Lady Help of Christians School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1025. 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 Our Lady Help of Christians School rank in QLD?
Our Lady Help of Christians School ranks 347th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (48.6/100), and 2795th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady Help of Christians School?
Our Lady Help of Christians School has about 15.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady Help of Christians School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady Help of Christians School had 74 students in Prep and 66 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady Help of Christians School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady Help of Christians School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady Help of Christians School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady Help of Christians 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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