St Kieran's Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mount Isa, Queensland 4825 · Mount Isa LGA
#744 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#4747 of 4,908 nationally
About St Kieran's Catholic School
St Kieran's Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Mount Isa, Queensland (4825), within the Mount Isa local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 140 students (74 girls and 66 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Kieran's Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 858, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 5th percentile of Australian schools. 3% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 51% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 14 teachers (13.2 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.5 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Kieran's Catholic School scores 20.6 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 744th of 804 primary schools in QLD (6th of 8 in the Mount Isa area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 858
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)3% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)10.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-14% enrolments since 2020 (area median -1%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-114 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 Kieran's Catholic School's 140 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Kieran's Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Kieran's Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Mount Isa Flexible School
Sunset · Catholic special · 7-12
53 students · ICSEA 736 · 559 m away
Mount Isa School of the Air
Pioneer · Government combined · Prep-10
175 students · ICSEA 1009 · 731 m away
Sunset State School
Sunset · Government primary · Prep-6
257 students · ICSEA 727 · 763 m away
Mount Isa Special School
Pioneer · Government special · Prep-12
35 students · ICSEA 877 · 1.2 km away
Good Shepherd Catholic College
Mount Isa · Catholic high school · 7-12
434 students · ICSEA 978 · 1.5 km away
Mount Isa Central State School
Mount Isa · Government primary · Prep-6
211 students · ICSEA 791 · 1.8 km away
Barkly Highway State School
Soldiers Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
266 students · ICSEA 935 · 2.0 km away
Townview State School
Townview · Government primary · Prep-6
209 students · ICSEA 776 · 2.1 km away
Spinifex State College - Mount Isa Education and Training Precinct
Parkside · Government high school · 7-12
926 students · ICSEA 866 · 3.0 km away
Healy State School
Healy · Government primary · Prep-6
217 students · ICSEA 887 · 3.0 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Sacred Heart Primary School
Cunnamulla · Catholic primary · Prep-6
75 students · ICSEA 873
St Joseph's School
Tara · Catholic primary · Prep-6
52 students · ICSEA 843
St Patrick's Primary School
Mitchell · Catholic primary · Prep-5
29 students · ICSEA 875
St Peter's Catholic School
Halifax · Catholic primary · Prep-6
21 students · ICSEA 879
St John Bosco Catholic School
Collinsville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
72 students · ICSEA 896
St Rita's School
Babinda · Catholic primary · 1-6
27 students · ICSEA 900
Frequently asked questions
Is St Kieran's Catholic School a public or private school?
St Kieran's Catholic School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Kieran's Catholic School offer?
St Kieran's Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Kieran's Catholic School?
In 2025, St Kieran's Catholic School had 140 enrolled students (74 girls, 66 boys), a change of -14% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Kieran's Catholic School?
St Kieran's Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 858. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Kieran's Catholic School rank in QLD?
St Kieran's Catholic School ranks 744th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (20.6/100), and 4747th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Kieran's Catholic School?
St Kieran's Catholic School has about 10.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Kieran's Catholic School each year?
In 2025, St Kieran's Catholic School had 15 students in Prep and 18 in Year 6.
Is St Kieran's Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. St Kieran's Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Kieran's Catholic School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Kieran's Catholic 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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