St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Blackall, Queensland 4472 · Blackall Tambo LGA
About St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Blackall, Queensland (4472), within the Blackall Tambo local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 53 students (25 girls and 28 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA value of 972, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 34th percentile of Australian schools. 9% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 29% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (6.7 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 29% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School scores 39.4 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 972
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)9% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)7.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-29% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-41 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School's 53 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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Similar schools
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Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School a public or private school?
St Joseph'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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School offer?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 53 enrolled students (25 girls, 28 boys), a change of -29% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 972. 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School has about 7.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School had 13 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's Catholic Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph'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.
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