Our Lady of Good Counsel School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gatton, Queensland 4343 · Lockyer Valley LGA
#375 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2931 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Good Counsel School
Our Lady of Good Counsel School is a catholic primary school located in Gatton, Queensland (4343), within the Lockyer Valley local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 246 students (115 girls and 131 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Our Lady of Good Counsel School has an ICSEA value of 999, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 46th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 27% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (17.1 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.4 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Good Counsel School scores 46.8 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 375th of 804 primary schools in QLD (4th of 11 in the Lockyer Valley area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 999
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+9 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 of Good Counsel School's 246 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Good Counsel School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Good Counsel School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Peace Lutheran Primary School
Gatton · Independent primary · Prep-6
329 students · ICSEA 999 · 286 m away
Gatton State School
Gatton · Government primary · Prep-6
399 students · ICSEA 875 · 688 m away
Lockyer District State High School
Gatton · Government high school · 7-12
950 students · ICSEA 941 · 1.1 km away
Tent Hill Lower State School
Lower Tenthill · Government primary · Prep-6
75 students · ICSEA 985 · 5.1 km away
Grantham State School
Grantham · Government primary · Prep-6
73 students · ICSEA 925 · 7.1 km away
Forest Hill State School
Forest Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
128 students · ICSEA 965 · 8.9 km away
Lake Clarendon State School
Lake Clarendon · Government primary · Prep-6
153 students · ICSEA 961 · 9.4 km away
Ma Ma Creek State School
Ma Ma Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
26 students · ICSEA 967 · 11 km away
Blenheim State School
Blenheim · Government primary · Prep-6
62 students · ICSEA 933 · 12 km away
Glenore Grove State School
Glenore Grove · Government primary · Prep-6
245 students · ICSEA 949 · 14 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
246 students · ICSEA 998
St Anthony's School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
234 students · ICSEA 998
St Therese's Catholic Primary School
Monto · Catholic primary · Prep-6
36 students · ICSEA 1000
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School
Ingham · Catholic primary · Prep-6
327 students · ICSEA 1000
St Anthony's School
Dimbulah · Catholic primary · Prep-6
50 students · ICSEA 998
St Brendan's Primary School
Moorooka · Catholic primary · Prep-6
76 students · ICSEA 1001
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Good Counsel School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Good Counsel School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Our Lady of Good Counsel School offer?
Our Lady of Good Counsel School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Good Counsel School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Good Counsel School had 246 enrolled students (115 girls, 131 boys), a change of 1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Good Counsel School?
Our Lady of Good Counsel School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 999. 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 of Good Counsel School rank in QLD?
Our Lady of Good Counsel School ranks 375th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (46.8/100), and 2931st of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Good Counsel School?
Our Lady of Good Counsel School has about 14.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of Good Counsel School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Good Counsel School had 39 students in Prep and 36 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Good Counsel School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Good Counsel School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Good Counsel School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Good Counsel 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Our Lady of Good Counsel School?
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