Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Toowoomba, Queensland 4350 · Toowoomba LGA
#273 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2359 of 4,908 nationally
About Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Toowoomba, Queensland (4350), within the Toowoomba local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 454 students (236 girls and 218 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1029, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 59th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 33 teachers (27.9 full-time equivalent) and 23 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School scores 54.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 273rd of 804 primary schools in QLD (8th of 37 in the Toowoomba area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1029
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)16.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+0 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 Lourdes Primary School's 454 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Newtown State School
Newtown · Government primary · Prep-6
337 students · ICSEA 900 · 299 m away
The Glennie School
Toowoomba · Independent combined · Prep-12
700 students · ICSEA 1073 · 672 m away
St Ursula's College
Toowoomba · Catholic high school · 7-12
401 students · ICSEA 1043 · 805 m away
St Mary's College
Toowoomba · Catholic combined · 5-12
930 students · ICSEA 1017 · 1.0 km away
Clifford Park Special School
Newtown · Government special · 7-12
183 students · ICSEA 937 · 1.1 km away
Toowoomba West Special School
Newtown · Government special · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 953 · 1.3 km away
Holy Name Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
148 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.4 km away
Toowoomba North State School
Toowoomba · Government primary · Prep-6
237 students · ICSEA 909 · 1.6 km away
Concordia Lutheran College
Toowoomba · Independent combined · Prep-12
664 students · ICSEA 1066 · 1.8 km away
St Anthony's School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
234 students · ICSEA 998 · 1.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Joseph's School
North Ipswich · Catholic primary · Prep-6
390 students · ICSEA 1029
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
North Rockhampton · Catholic primary · Prep-6
349 students · ICSEA 1029
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Bundaberg West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
510 students · ICSEA 1029
St Joseph's School
Parramatta Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
348 students · ICSEA 1029
Holy Spirit School
Bray Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
484 students · ICSEA 1031
St Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School
Mackay West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
569 students · ICSEA 1031
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School a public or private school?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary 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 Lourdes Primary School offer?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
In 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School had 454 enrolled students (236 girls, 218 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1029. 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 Lourdes Primary School rank in QLD?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School ranks 273rd of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (54.6/100), and 2359th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School has about 16.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School each year?
In 2025, Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School had 72 students in Prep and 55 in Year 6.
Is Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of Lourdes Primary 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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