St Mary's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Woree, Queensland 4868 · Cairns LGA
About St Mary's Catholic College
St Mary's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Woree, Queensland (4868), within the Cairns local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 949 students (518 girls and 431 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Mary's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1023, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 57th percentile of Australian schools. 13% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 16% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 81 teachers (78.2 full-time equivalent) and 54 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 3% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Mary's Catholic College scores 52.6 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 98th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (4th of 10 in the Cairns area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1023
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)13% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-3% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-8 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 Mary's Catholic College's 949 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Mary's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Mary's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Gerard Majella Primary School
Woree · Catholic primary · Prep-6
399 students · ICSEA 1035 · 352 m away
Trinity Anglican School
White Rock · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,204 students · ICSEA 1103 · 957 m away
Cairns State Special School
Woree · Government special · Prep-12
130 students · ICSEA 913 · 1.0 km away
Woree State High School
Woree · Government high school · 7-12
750 students · ICSEA 854 · 1.2 km away
Woree State School
Woree · Government primary · Prep-6
530 students · ICSEA 860 · 1.3 km away
White Rock State School
White Rock · Government primary · Prep-6
439 students · ICSEA 837 · 1.8 km away
Our Lady Help of Christians School
Earlville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
506 students · ICSEA 1025 · 3.2 km away
Balaclava State School
Mooroobool · Government primary · Prep-6
381 students · ICSEA 797 · 3.8 km away
St Therese's School
Bentley Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
541 students · ICSEA 991 · 4.1 km away
Bentley Park College
Bentley Park · Government combined · Prep-12
1,771 students · ICSEA 869 · 4.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Holy Spirit College
Mount Pleasant · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,139 students · ICSEA 1023
St Patrick's College Townsville
Townsville · Catholic high school · 7-12
663 students · ICSEA 1024
St Columban's College
Caboolture · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,171 students · ICSEA 1026
Catherine McAuley College
Mackay · Catholic high school · 7-10
606 students · ICSEA 1026
Shalom College
Bundaberg · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,558 students · ICSEA 1027
Trinity College
Beenleigh · Catholic high school · 7-12
954 students · ICSEA 1018
Frequently asked questions
Is St Mary's Catholic College a public or private school?
St Mary's Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Mary's Catholic College offer?
St Mary's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Mary's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Mary's Catholic College had 949 enrolled students (518 girls, 431 boys), a change of -3% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Mary's Catholic College?
St Mary's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1023. 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 Mary's Catholic College rank in QLD?
St Mary's Catholic College ranks 98th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (52.6/100), and 683rd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Mary's Catholic College?
St Mary's Catholic College has about 12.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Mary's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Mary's Catholic College had 158 students in Year 7 and 144 in Year 12.
Is St Mary's Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St Mary's Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Mary's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Mary's Catholic 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 Mary's Catholic College?
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