St Joseph's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Tara, Queensland 4421 · Western Downs LGA
About St Joseph's School
St Joseph's School is a catholic primary school located in Tara, Queensland (4421), within the Western Downs local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 52 students (25 girls and 27 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Joseph's School has an ICSEA value of 843, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 4th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 66% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 7 teachers (5.4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.6 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 79% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Joseph's School scores 23.3 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 843
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.6 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+79% enrolments since 2020 (area median +0%)
- 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 52 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.
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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75 students · ICSEA 873
St Patrick's Primary School
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29 students · ICSEA 875
St Peter's Catholic School
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21 students · ICSEA 879
St Joseph's School
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St John Bosco Catholic School
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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 52 enrolled students (25 girls, 27 boys), a change of 79% 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 843. 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 Joseph's School?
St Joseph's School has about 9.6 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 10 students in Prep and 5 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 1 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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