Our Lady of the Southern Cross College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Dalby, Queensland 4405 · Western Downs LGA
#164 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#797 of 1,259 nationally
About Our Lady of the Southern Cross College
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Dalby, Queensland (4405), within the Western Downs local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 681 students (335 girls and 346 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College has an ICSEA value of 1021, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 23% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 52 teachers (46.9 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Our Lady of the Southern Cross College scores 43.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 164th of 275 combined schools in QLD (1st of 6 in the Western Downs area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1021
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+11% enrolments since 2020 (area median +11%)
- 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 the Southern Cross College's 681 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Our Lady of the Southern Cross College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Our Lady of the Southern Cross College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Dalby State High School
Dalby · Government high school · 7-12
1,090 students · ICSEA 946 · 822 m away
Dalby Christian College
Dalby · Independent combined · Prep-12
419 students · ICSEA 1009 · 1.0 km away
Dalby State School
Dalby · Government primary · Prep-6
505 students · ICSEA 942 · 1.6 km away
Dalby South State School
Dalby · Government primary · Prep-6
487 students · ICSEA 910 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Xavier Catholic College
Hervey Bay · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,322 students · ICSEA 1021
Emmaus College
Jimboomba · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,501 students · ICSEA 1022
Ryan Catholic College
Kirwan · Catholic combined · Prep-12
2,019 students · ICSEA 1020
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays
Proserpine · Catholic combined · Prep-12
725 students · ICSEA 1017
St Mary's College
Toowoomba · Catholic combined · 5-12
930 students · ICSEA 1017
St Joseph's School
Stanthorpe · Catholic combined · Prep-12
492 students · ICSEA 1017
Frequently asked questions
Is Our Lady of the Southern Cross College a public or private school?
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Our Lady of the Southern Cross College offer?
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Our Lady of the Southern Cross College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Southern Cross College had 681 enrolled students (335 girls, 346 boys), a change of 11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Our Lady of the Southern Cross College?
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1021. 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 the Southern Cross College rank in QLD?
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College ranks 164th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (43.6/100), and 797th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Our Lady of the Southern Cross College?
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College has about 14.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Our Lady of the Southern Cross College?
In 2025, Our Lady of the Southern Cross College had 53 students in Year 7 and 25 in Year 12.
Is Our Lady of the Southern Cross College co-ed?
Yes. Our Lady of the Southern Cross College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Our Lady of the Southern Cross College?
There are 4 other schools within 15 km of Our Lady of the Southern Cross 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.
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