St Finbarr's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Quilpie, Queensland 4480 · Quilpie LGA
About St Finbarr's School
St Finbarr's School is a catholic primary school located in Quilpie, Queensland (4480), within the Quilpie local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 31 students (19 girls and 12 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Finbarr's School has an ICSEA value of 932, indicating below-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 19th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.9 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.9 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Finbarr's School scores 30.8 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 932
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-20 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 Finbarr's School's 31 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Finbarr's School have changed over the past decade.
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St Joseph's Parish School
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Finbarr's School a public or private school?
St Finbarr's School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Finbarr's School offer?
St Finbarr's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Finbarr's School?
In 2025, St Finbarr's School had 31 enrolled students (19 girls, 12 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Finbarr's School?
St Finbarr's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 932. The national average is 1000, so this indicates below-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Finbarr's School?
St Finbarr's School has about 7.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Finbarr's School each year?
In 2025, St Finbarr's School had 4 students in Prep and 6 in Year 6.
Is St Finbarr's School co-ed?
Yes. St Finbarr's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Finbarr's School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Finbarr's 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.
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