St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Yeppoon, Queensland 4703 · Livingstone LGA
#157 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#1575 of 4,908 nationally
About St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Yeppoon, Queensland (4703), within the Livingstone local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 370 students (170 girls and 200 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 1052, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 69th percentile of Australian schools. 22% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 11% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 27 teachers (24.4 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 17% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School scores 63.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 157th of 804 primary schools in QLD (1st of 7 in the Livingstone area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1052
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)22% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+17% 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 St Benedict's Catholic Primary School's 370 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Farnborough State School
Farnborough · Government primary · Prep-6
361 students · ICSEA 993 · 1.9 km away
St Brendan's College
Yeppoon · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,034 students · ICSEA 994 · 2.6 km away
Yeppoon State School
Yeppoon · Government primary · Prep-6
301 students · ICSEA 945 · 3.3 km away
St Ursula's College
Yeppoon · Catholic high school · 7-12
606 students · ICSEA 1014 · 3.9 km away
Yeppoon State High School
Yeppoon · Government high school · 7-12
1,062 students · ICSEA 958 · 4.4 km away
Taranganba State School
Taranganba · Government primary · Prep-6
604 students · ICSEA 966 · 6.7 km away
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Yeppoon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
552 students · ICSEA 1025 · 7.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Darra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
508 students · ICSEA 1054
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Mackay South · Catholic primary · Prep-6
384 students · ICSEA 1050
St Matthew's School
Cornubia · Catholic primary · Prep-6
561 students · ICSEA 1055
St Saviour's Primary School
Toowoomba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
486 students · ICSEA 1048
St Luke's Catholic Parish School
Capalaba · Catholic primary · Prep-6
359 students · ICSEA 1057
Star of the Sea Primary School
Cleveland · Catholic primary · Prep-6
166 students · ICSEA 1057
Frequently asked questions
Is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School had 370 enrolled students (170 girls, 200 boys), a change of 17% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1052. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Benedict's Catholic Primary School rank in QLD?
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School ranks 157th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (63.8/100), and 1575th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School has about 15.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Benedict's Catholic Primary School had 51 students in Prep and 52 in Year 6.
Is St Benedict's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
There are 7 other schools within 15 km of St Benedict's Catholic 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.
Where can I get tutoring near St Benedict's Catholic Primary School?
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