St Joseph's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Atherton, Queensland 4883 · Tablelands LGA
#340 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#2757 of 4,908 nationally
About St Joseph's School
St Joseph's School is a catholic primary school located in Atherton, Queensland (4883), within the Tablelands local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 287 students (143 girls and 144 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA value of 1022, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 56th percentile of Australian schools. 12% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 18% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 19 teachers (18.6 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 11% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's School scores 49.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of primary schools nationally and 340th of 804 primary schools in QLD (2nd of 7 in the Tablelands area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1022
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)12% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+11% enrolments since 2020 (area median -6%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-27 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 School's 287 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Joseph's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Joseph's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Atherton State School
Atherton · Government primary · Prep-6
331 students · ICSEA 903 · 525 m away
Jubilee Christian College
Atherton · Independent combined · Prep-12
850 students · ICSEA 1017 · 973 m away
Atherton State High School
Atherton · Government high school · 7-12
781 students · ICSEA 963 · 1.0 km away
Tolga State School
Tolga · Government primary · Prep-6
269 students · ICSEA 981 · 4.7 km away
Kairi State School
Kairi · Government primary · Prep-6
99 students · ICSEA 940 · 9.1 km away
Yungaburra State School
Yungaburra · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 1025 · 11 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart School
Booval · Catholic primary · Prep-6
548 students · ICSEA 1022
St Clare's Catholic School
Burdell · Catholic primary · Prep-6
714 students · ICSEA 1022
St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School
Gladstone · Catholic primary · Prep-6
649 students · ICSEA 1023
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School
Emerald · Catholic primary · Prep-6
482 students · ICSEA 1021
Emmanuel Catholic Primary School
Mount Pleasant · Catholic primary · Prep-6
597 students · ICSEA 1025
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
Yeppoon · Catholic primary · Prep-6
552 students · ICSEA 1025
Frequently asked questions
Is St Joseph's School a public or private school?
St Joseph's 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 School offer?
St Joseph's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Joseph's School?
In 2025, St Joseph's School had 287 enrolled students (143 girls, 144 boys), a change of 11% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1022. 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 School rank in QLD?
St Joseph's School ranks 340th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (49.2/100), and 2757th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has about 15.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Joseph's School each year?
In 2025, St Joseph's School had 40 students in Prep and 49 in Year 6.
Is St Joseph's School co-ed?
Yes. St Joseph's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Joseph's School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of St Joseph'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.
Where can I get tutoring near St Joseph's School?
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