St Joseph's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Coomera, Queensland 4209 · Gold Coast LGA
#130 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#646 of 1,259 nationally
About St Joseph's College
St Joseph's College is a catholic combined (K–12) school located in Coomera, Queensland (4209), within the Gold Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,299 students (678 girls and 621 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Joseph's College has an ICSEA value of 1039, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 64th percentile of Australian schools. 15% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 94 teachers (92.6 full-time equivalent) and 38 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 196% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's College scores 50.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of combined schools nationally and 130th of 275 combined schools in QLD (17th of 21 in the Gold Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1039
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)15% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+196% enrolments since 2020 (area median +9%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 College's 1,299 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Picnic Creek State School
Coomera · Government primary · Prep-6
886 students · ICSEA 996 · 862 m away
Pimpama State Primary College
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
747 students · ICSEA 972 · 1.3 km away
Pimpama State Secondary College
Pimpama · Government high school · 7-12
1,222 students · ICSEA 966 · 1.6 km away
Coomera Rivers State School
Coomera · Government primary · Prep-6
819 students · ICSEA 1001 · 1.8 km away
Coomera State Special School
Coomera · Government special · Prep-12
278 students · ICSEA 1005 · 1.9 km away
Foxwell State Secondary College
Coomera · Government high school · 7-12
1,123 students · ICSEA 997 · 2.6 km away
Gainsborough State School
Pimpama · Government primary · Prep-6
849 students · ICSEA 1003 · 2.9 km away
Coomera Springs State School
Upper Coomera · Government primary · Prep-6
654 students · ICSEA 999 · 3.7 km away
Coomera Anglican College
Upper Coomera · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,595 students · ICSEA 1084 · 4.2 km away
Assisi Catholic College
Upper Coomera · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,516 students · ICSEA 1055 · 4.4 km away
Similar schools
Catholic combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Southern Cross Catholic College
Scarborough · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,653 students · ICSEA 1041
St Mary's School
Goondiwindi · Catholic combined · Prep-10
385 students · ICSEA 1043
Mary MacKillop Catholic College
Highfields · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,047 students · ICSEA 1046
St Eugene College
Burpengary · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,494 students · ICSEA 1031
Southern Cross Catholic College
Annandale · Catholic combined · Prep-12
1,479 students · ICSEA 1048
St Edmund's College
Woodend · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,171 students · ICSEA 1049
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's College a public or private school?
St Joseph's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Joseph's College offer?
St Joseph's College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend St Joseph's College?
In 2025, St Joseph's College had 1,299 enrolled students (678 girls, 621 boys), a change of 196% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's College?
St Joseph's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1039. 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 Joseph's College rank in QLD?
St Joseph's College ranks 130th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (50.5/100), and 646th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's College?
St Joseph's College has about 14.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Joseph's College?
In 2025, St Joseph's College had 140 students in Year 7 and 57 in Year 12.
Is St Joseph's College co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph's College in our database. Scroll up to the "Nearby schools" section to compare them by Success Index, ICSEA and enrolments, or use the Compare tool.
Where can I get tutoring near St Joseph's College?
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