Somerville House
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025South Brisbane, Queensland 4101 · Brisbane LGA
#11 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#151 of 1,259 nationally
About Somerville House
Somerville House is an independent girls' combined (K–12) school located in South Brisbane, Queensland (4101), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,377 students. The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Somerville House has an ICSEA value of 1180, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 98th percentile of Australian schools. 72% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 1% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 132 teachers (121.6 full-time equivalent) and 103 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.3 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Somerville House scores 77.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 11th of 275 combined schools in QLD (11th of 48 in the Brisbane area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1180
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)72% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+5% enrolments since 2020 (area median +7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-7 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 Somerville House's 1,377 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Somerville House have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Somerville House
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Queensland Children's Hospital School
South Brisbane · Government special
· 210 m away
St Laurence's College
South Brisbane · Catholic combined · 5-12
2,033 students · ICSEA 1117 · 382 m away
St Joseph's Primary School
Kangaroo Point · Catholic primary · Prep-6
302 students · ICSEA 1129 · 767 m away
Brisbane State High School
South Brisbane · Government high school · 7-12
3,594 students · ICSEA 1145 · 802 m away
Dutton Park State School
Dutton Park · Government primary · Prep-6
325 students · ICSEA 1118 · 1.2 km away
St Ita's Regional Primary School
Dutton Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
356 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.2 km away
Brisbane South State Secondary College
Dutton Park · Government high school · 7-11
1,236 students · ICSEA 1137 · 1.4 km away
East Brisbane State School
East Brisbane · Government primary · Prep-6
231 students · ICSEA 1077 · 1.4 km away
West End State School
West End · Government primary · Prep-6
1,461 students · ICSEA 1143 · 1.7 km away
Buranda State School
Woolloongabba · Government primary · Prep-6
226 students · ICSEA 1127 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Peters Lutheran College
Indooroopilly · Independent combined · Prep-12
2,330 students · ICSEA 1183
Cannon Hill Anglican College
Cannon Hill · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,355 students · ICSEA 1174
Anglican Church Grammar School
East Brisbane · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,901 students · ICSEA 1170
St Aidan's Anglican Girls School
Corinda · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,075 students · ICSEA 1168
Citipointe Christian College
Carindale · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,805 students · ICSEA 1166
Brisbane Boys' College
Toowong · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,393 students · ICSEA 1164
Frequently asked questions
Is Somerville House a public or private school?
Somerville House is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Somerville House offer?
Somerville House offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Somerville House?
In 2025, Somerville House had 1,377 enrolled students (1,377 girls, 0 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Somerville House?
Somerville House has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1180. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Somerville House rank in QLD?
Somerville House ranks 11th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (77.2/100), and 151st of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Somerville House?
Somerville House has about 11.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Somerville House?
In 2025, Somerville House had 153 students in Year 7 and 119 in Year 12.
Is Somerville House co-ed?
No. Somerville House is a girls' school.
What other schools are near Somerville House?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Somerville House 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 Somerville House?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring Mount Gravatt East, about 8.8 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.