St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Proserpine, Queensland 4800 · Whitsunday LGA
#162 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#793 of 1,259 nationally
About St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Proserpine, Queensland (4800), within the Whitsunday local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 725 students (359 girls and 366 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays has an ICSEA value of 1017, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 55th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 20% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 61 teachers (52.6 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.8 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 28% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays scores 43.7 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 162nd of 275 combined schools in QLD (1st of 2 in the Whitsunday area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1017
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.8 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+28% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-12 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 Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays's 725 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays have changed over the past decade.
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Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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492 students · ICSEA 1017
Ryan Catholic College
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2,019 students · ICSEA 1020
Xavier Catholic College
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1,322 students · ICSEA 1021
Our Lady of the Southern Cross College
Dalby · Catholic combined · Prep-12
681 students · ICSEA 1021
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1,501 students · ICSEA 1022
Frequently asked questions
Is St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays a public or private school?
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays offer?
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays?
In 2025, St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays had 725 enrolled students (359 girls, 366 boys), a change of 28% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays?
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1017. 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 St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays rank in QLD?
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays ranks 162nd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (43.7/100), and 793rd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays?
St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays has about 13.8 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays?
In 2025, St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays had 75 students in Year 7 and 49 in Year 12.
Is St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays co-ed?
Yes. St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Catherine's Catholic College The Whitsundays?
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