St Augustine's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cairns, Queensland 4870 · Cairns LGA
About St Augustine's College
St Augustine's College is a catholic boys' high school located in Cairns, Queensland (4870), within the Cairns local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 777 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Augustine's College has an ICSEA value of 1060, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 72nd percentile of Australian schools. 30% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 71 teachers (65.8 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.8 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Augustine's College scores 66.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of secondary schools nationally and 31st of 269 secondary schools in QLD (2nd of 10 in the Cairns area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1060
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)30% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-2% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 St Augustine's College's 777 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Augustine's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Augustine's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Joseph's School
Parramatta Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
348 students · ICSEA 1029 · 157 m away
Parramatta State School
Parramatta Park · Government primary · Prep-6
482 students · ICSEA 887 · 541 m away
Cairns State High School
Cairns North · Government high school · 7-12
1,636 students · ICSEA 1019 · 1.1 km away
St Monica's College
Cairns · Catholic high school · 7-12
697 students · ICSEA 1058 · 1.1 km away
The BUSY School
Cairns · Independent high school · 11-12
1,780 students · ICSEA 975 · 1.3 km away
Trinity Bay State High School
Manunda · Government high school · 7-12
1,784 students · ICSEA 908 · 1.8 km away
Cairns School of Distance Education
Manunda · Government combined · Prep-12
3,692 students · ICSEA 1024 · 1.9 km away
Balaclava State School
Mooroobool · Government primary · Prep-6
381 students · ICSEA 797 · 2.7 km away
Cairns West State School
Manunda · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 784 · 2.7 km away
St Francis Xavier's School
Manunda · Catholic primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 953 · 2.8 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St John's College
Nambour · Catholic high school · 7-12
927 students · ICSEA 1059
Aquinas College
Ashmore · Catholic high school · 7-12
805 students · ICSEA 1058
St Monica's College
Cairns · Catholic high school · 7-12
697 students · ICSEA 1058
St Benedict's College
Mango Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
981 students · ICSEA 1062
St John Fisher College
Bracken Ridge · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1063
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066
Frequently asked questions
Is St Augustine's College a public or private school?
St Augustine's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Augustine's College offer?
St Augustine's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Augustine's College?
In 2025, St Augustine's College had 777 enrolled students (0 girls, 777 boys), a change of -2% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Augustine's College?
St Augustine's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1060. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Augustine's College rank in QLD?
St Augustine's College ranks 31st of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (66.8/100), and 365th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Augustine's College?
St Augustine's College has about 11.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Augustine's College?
In 2025, St Augustine's College had 136 students in Year 7 and 133 in Year 12.
Is St Augustine's College co-ed?
No. St Augustine's College is a boys' school.
What other schools are near St Augustine's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Augustine's 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 St Augustine's College?
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