St Monica's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Cairns, Queensland 4870 · Cairns LGA
About St Monica's College
St Monica's College is a catholic girls' high school located in Cairns, Queensland (4870), within the Cairns local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 697 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Monica's College has an ICSEA value of 1058, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 71st percentile of Australian schools. 29% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 9% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 59 teachers (56.8 full-time equivalent) and 29 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.3 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Monica's College scores 64.7 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 43rd of 269 secondary schools in QLD (3rd 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 1058
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)29% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+0% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-11 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 Monica's College's 697 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Monica's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Monica's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Cairns State High School
Cairns North · Government high school · 7-12
1,636 students · ICSEA 1019 · 572 m away
St Augustine's College
Cairns · Catholic high school · 7-12
777 students · ICSEA 1060 · 1.1 km away
St Joseph's School
Parramatta Park · Catholic primary · Prep-6
348 students · ICSEA 1029 · 1.2 km away
Parramatta State School
Parramatta Park · Government primary · Prep-6
482 students · ICSEA 887 · 1.4 km away
The BUSY School
Cairns · Independent high school · 11-12
1,780 students · ICSEA 975 · 1.8 km away
Trinity Bay State High School
Manunda · Government high school · 7-12
1,784 students · ICSEA 908 · 2.4 km away
Cairns School of Distance Education
Manunda · Government combined · Prep-12
3,692 students · ICSEA 1024 · 2.5 km away
Mother of Good Counsel School
Cairns North · Catholic primary · Prep-6
354 students · ICSEA 1091 · 2.6 km away
Cairns West State School
Manunda · Government primary · Prep-6
481 students · ICSEA 784 · 3.4 km away
St Francis Xavier's School
Manunda · Catholic primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 953 · 3.5 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Aquinas College
Ashmore · Catholic high school · 7-12
805 students · ICSEA 1058
St John's College
Nambour · Catholic high school · 7-12
927 students · ICSEA 1059
St Augustine's College
Cairns · Catholic high school · 7-12
777 students · ICSEA 1060
St Benedict's College
Mango Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
981 students · ICSEA 1062
St John Fisher College
Bracken Ridge · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1063
St Teresa's Catholic College
Noosaville · Catholic high school · 7-12
801 students · ICSEA 1066
Frequently asked questions
Is St Monica's College a public or private school?
St Monica's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Monica's College offer?
St Monica's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Monica's College?
In 2025, St Monica's College had 697 enrolled students (697 girls, 0 boys), a change of 0% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Monica's College?
St Monica's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1058. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Monica's College rank in QLD?
St Monica's College ranks 43rd of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (64.7/100), and 409th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Monica's College?
St Monica's College has about 12.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Monica's College?
In 2025, St Monica's College had 123 students in Year 7 and 125 in Year 12.
Is St Monica's College co-ed?
No. St Monica's College is a girls' school.
What other schools are near St Monica's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Monica'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 Monica's College?
The closest Success Tutoring centre is Success Tutoring North Lakes, about 1368 km from the school. Success Tutoring offers a free academic assessment to identify your child's strengths and learning gaps before any sessions begin.