Southern Cross Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Scarborough, Queensland 4020 · Moreton Bay LGA
#173 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#829 of 1,259 nationally
About Southern Cross Catholic College
Southern Cross Catholic College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Scarborough, Queensland (4020), within the Moreton Bay local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,653 students (800 girls and 853 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Southern Cross Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1041, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 65th percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 15% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 123 teachers (107.4 full-time equivalent) and 87 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 5% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Southern Cross Catholic College scores 41.5 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 173rd of 275 combined schools in QLD (10th of 13 in the Moreton Bay area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1041
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+5% enrolments since 2020 (area median +27%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-2 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 Southern Cross Catholic College's 1,653 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Southern Cross Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Southern Cross Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Australian Trade College North Brisbane
Scarborough · Independent high school · 11-12
286 students · ICSEA 1026 · 74 m away
Scarborough State School
Scarborough · Government primary · Prep-6
776 students · ICSEA 1015 · 1.2 km away
Redcliffe Special School
Redcliffe · Government special · 7-12
89 students · ICSEA 957 · 2.1 km away
Redcliffe State High School
Redcliffe · Government high school · 7-12
1,444 students · ICSEA 1004 · 2.1 km away
Edu Space Redcliffe
Redcliffe · Independent high school · 7-10
30 students · ICSEA 883 · 3.0 km away
Hercules Road State School
Kippa-Ring · Government primary · Prep-6
636 students · ICSEA 951 · 3.6 km away
Kippa-Ring State School
Kippa-Ring · Government primary · Prep-6
274 students · ICSEA 899 · 3.7 km away
Humpybong State School
Margate · Government primary · Prep-6
565 students · ICSEA 974 · 4.7 km away
Mueller College
Rothwell · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,867 students · ICSEA 1078 · 4.9 km away
Clontarf Beach State High School
Clontarf · Government high school · 7-12
877 students · ICSEA 948 · 5.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Mary's School
Goondiwindi · Catholic combined · Prep-10
385 students · ICSEA 1043
St Joseph's College
Coomera · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,299 students · ICSEA 1039
Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Highfields · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1046
Southern Cross Catholic College
Annandale · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,479 students · ICSEA 1048
St Edmund's College
Woodend · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,171 students · ICSEA 1049
Good Samaritan Catholic College
Bli Bli · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,246 students · ICSEA 1050
Frequently asked questions
Is Southern Cross Catholic College a public or private school?
Southern Cross Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Southern Cross Catholic College offer?
Southern Cross Catholic College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Southern Cross Catholic College?
In 2025, Southern Cross Catholic College had 1,653 enrolled students (800 girls, 853 boys), a change of 5% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Southern Cross Catholic College?
Southern Cross Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1041. 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 Southern Cross Catholic College rank in QLD?
Southern Cross Catholic College ranks 173rd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (41.5/100), and 829th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Southern Cross Catholic College?
Southern Cross Catholic College has about 15.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Southern Cross Catholic College?
In 2025, Southern Cross Catholic College had 125 students in Year 7 and 103 in Year 12.
Is Southern Cross Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. Southern Cross Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Southern Cross Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Southern Cross Catholic 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.
Where can I get tutoring near Southern Cross Catholic College?
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