St John Bosco Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Collinsville, Queensland 4804 · Whitsunday LGA
About St John Bosco Catholic School
St John Bosco Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Collinsville, Queensland (4804), within the Whitsunday local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 72 students (45 girls and 27 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St John Bosco Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 896, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 10th percentile of Australian schools. 1% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 45% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (5.9 full-time equivalent) and 10 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 20% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St John Bosco Catholic School scores 23.2 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 896
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)1% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+20% enrolments since 2020 (area median -5%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-79 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 John Bosco Catholic School's 72 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St John Bosco Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St John Bosco Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Collinsville State School
Collinsville · Government primary · Prep-6
84 students · ICSEA 868 · 641 m away
Collinsville State High School
Collinsville · Government high school · 7-12
145 students · ICSEA 915 · 1.2 km away
Scottville State School
Scottville · Government primary · Prep-6
47 students · ICSEA 876 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Rita's School
Babinda · Catholic primary · 1-6
27 students · ICSEA 900
St Maria Goretti School
Inglewood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
37 students · ICSEA 913
St Peter's Catholic School
Halifax · Catholic primary · Prep-6
21 students · ICSEA 879
St Patrick's Primary School
Mitchell · Catholic primary · Prep-5
29 students · ICSEA 875
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Waiben
Thursday Island · Catholic primary · Prep-6
131 students · ICSEA 918
Sacred Heart Primary School
Cunnamulla · Catholic primary · Prep-6
75 students · ICSEA 873
Frequently asked questions
Is St John Bosco Catholic School a public or private school?
St John Bosco Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St John Bosco Catholic School offer?
St John Bosco Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St John Bosco Catholic School?
In 2025, St John Bosco Catholic School had 72 enrolled students (45 girls, 27 boys), a change of 20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St John Bosco Catholic School?
St John Bosco Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 896. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St John Bosco Catholic School?
St John Bosco Catholic School has about 12.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St John Bosco Catholic School each year?
In 2025, St John Bosco Catholic School had 13 students in Prep and 11 in Year 6.
Is St John Bosco Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. St John Bosco Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St John Bosco Catholic School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of St John Bosco Catholic 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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