St Michael's Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Palm Island, Queensland 4816 · Palm Island LGA
#791 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#4884 of 4,908 nationally
About St Michael's Catholic School
St Michael's Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Palm Island, Queensland (4816), within the Palm Island local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 127 students (61 girls and 66 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Michael's Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 646, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 0th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 86% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (8.0 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Michael's Catholic School scores 16.0 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of primary schools nationally and 791st of 804 primary schools in QLD.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 646
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+10 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 Michael's Catholic School's 127 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Michael's Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Michael's Catholic School
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Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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Sacred Heart Primary School
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75 students · ICSEA 873
St Patrick's Primary School
Mitchell · Catholic primary · Prep-5
29 students · ICSEA 875
St Peter's Catholic School
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Michael's Catholic School a public or private school?
St Michael'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 Michael's Catholic School offer?
St Michael's Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Michael's Catholic School?
In 2025, St Michael's Catholic School had 127 enrolled students (61 girls, 66 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Michael's Catholic School?
St Michael's Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 646. 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 Michael's Catholic School rank in QLD?
St Michael's Catholic School ranks 791st of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (16.0/100), and 4884th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Michael's Catholic School?
St Michael's Catholic School has about 15.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Michael's Catholic School each year?
In 2025, St Michael's Catholic School had 12 students in Prep and 22 in Year 6.
Is St Michael's Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. St Michael's Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Michael's Catholic School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Michael'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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