St John's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Silkwood, Queensland 4856 · Cassowary Coast LGA
About St John's School
St John's School is a catholic primary school located in Silkwood, Queensland (4856), within the Cassowary Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 48 students (28 girls and 20 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St John's School has an ICSEA value of 962, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 30th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 37% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 6 teachers (5.3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 27% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St John's School scores 34.0 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 962
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-27% enrolments since 2020 (area median -9%)
- 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 John's School's 48 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St John's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St John's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Silkwood State School
Silkwood · Government primary · Prep-6
53 students · ICSEA 889 · 464 m away
El Arish State School
El Arish · Government primary · Prep-6
32 students · ICSEA 918 · 7.9 km away
Mena Creek State School
Mena Creek · Government primary · Prep-6
19 students · ICSEA 907 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Sarina · Catholic primary · Prep-6
162 students · ICSEA 962
St Colman's Catholic School
Home Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
118 students · ICSEA 964
St Patrick's School
St George · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 959
St Mary's Catholic School
Bowen · Catholic primary · Prep-6
146 students · ICSEA 967
St Monica's School
Oakey · Catholic primary · Prep-6
193 students · ICSEA 968
St Mary's School
Charleville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
157 students · ICSEA 968
Frequently asked questions
Is St John's School a public or private school?
St John's School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St John's School offer?
St John's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St John's School?
In 2025, St John's School had 48 enrolled students (28 girls, 20 boys), a change of -27% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St John's School?
St John's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 962. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St John's School?
St John's School has about 9.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St John's School each year?
In 2025, St John's School had 7 students in Prep and 7 in Year 6.
Is St John's School co-ed?
Yes. St John's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St John's School?
There are 3 other schools within 15 km of St John'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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