St Margaret Mary's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Hyde Park, Queensland 4812 · Townsville LGA
About St Margaret Mary's College
St Margaret Mary's College is a catholic girls' high school located in Hyde Park, Queensland (4812), within the Townsville local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 707 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Margaret Mary's College has an ICSEA value of 1014, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 53rd percentile of Australian schools. 17% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 63 teachers (58.9 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Margaret Mary's College scores 50.4 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 108th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (3rd of 12 in the Townsville area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1014
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)17% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.0 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median 0%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-26 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 Margaret Mary's College's 707 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Margaret Mary's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Margaret Mary's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Hermit Park State School
Hyde Park · Government primary · Prep-6
630 students · ICSEA 1028 · 407 m away
Townsville Flexible School
West End · Catholic special · 7-12
204 students · ICSEA 842 · 1.0 km away
Townsville West State School
West End · Government primary · Prep-6
111 students · ICSEA 866 · 1.2 km away
Townsville State High School
Railway Estate · Government high school · 7-12
841 students · ICSEA 924 · 1.3 km away
Railway Estate State School
Railway Estate · Government primary · Prep-6
179 students · ICSEA 916 · 1.8 km away
Marian Catholic School
Currajong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.8 km away
St Joseph's Catholic School
Mundingburra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
356 students · ICSEA 1078 · 2.0 km away
Mundingburra State School
Mundingburra · Government primary · Prep-6
506 students · ICSEA 965 · 2.1 km away
Pimlico State High School
Gulliver · Government high school · 7-12
1,465 students · ICSEA 987 · 2.1 km away
Currajong State School
Gulliver · Government primary · Prep-6
430 students · ICSEA 904 · 2.6 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Ursula's College
Yeppoon · Catholic high school · 7-12
606 students · ICSEA 1014
Mt Maria College - Petrie
Petrie · Catholic high school · 7-12
403 students · ICSEA 1015
St Peter Claver College
Riverview · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,103 students · ICSEA 1013
McAuley College
Beaudesert · Catholic high school · 7-12
363 students · ICSEA 1016
Trinity College
Beenleigh · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1018
St Mary's College
Maryborough · Catholic high school · 7-12
313 students · ICSEA 1010
Frequently asked questions
Is St Margaret Mary's College a public or private school?
St Margaret Mary's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Margaret Mary's College offer?
St Margaret Mary's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Margaret Mary's College?
In 2025, St Margaret Mary's College had 707 enrolled students (707 girls, 0 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Margaret Mary's College?
St Margaret Mary's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1014. 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 Margaret Mary's College rank in QLD?
St Margaret Mary's College ranks 108th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (50.4/100), and 736th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Margaret Mary's College?
St Margaret Mary's College has about 12.0 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Margaret Mary's College?
In 2025, St Margaret Mary's College had 125 students in Year 7 and 84 in Year 12.
Is St Margaret Mary's College co-ed?
No. St Margaret Mary's College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near St Margaret Mary's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Margaret Mary'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 Margaret Mary's College?
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