St Patrick's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Gympie, Queensland 4570 · Gympie LGA
About St Patrick's College
St Patrick's College is a catholic high school located in Gympie, Queensland (4570), within the Gympie local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 514 students (265 girls and 249 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Patrick's College has an ICSEA value of 1037, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 63rd percentile of Australian schools. 16% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 19% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 44 teachers (41.4 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 10% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's College scores 59.1 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 70th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (1st of 3 in the Gympie area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1037
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)16% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)12.4 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+10% enrolments since 2020 (area median +10%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+3 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 Patrick's College's 514 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
St Patrick's Primary School
Gympie · Catholic primary · Prep-6
346 students · ICSEA 1039 · 149 m away
Gympie Central State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
138 students · ICSEA 931 · 459 m away
One Mile State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
316 students · ICSEA 925 · 1.2 km away
Gympie State High School
Gympie · Government high school · 7-12
1,012 students · ICSEA 955 · 1.2 km away
Gympie Flexible School
Gympie · Catholic special · 7-12
103 students · ICSEA 880 · 1.3 km away
Gympie Special School
Gympie · Government special · Prep-12
88 students · ICSEA 962 · 1.5 km away
Gympie West State School
Gympie · Government primary · Prep-6
384 students · ICSEA 948 · 2.1 km away
James Nash State High School
Gympie · Government high school · 7-12
1,027 students · ICSEA 976 · 2.1 km away
Gympie South State School
Southside · Government primary · Prep-6
518 students · ICSEA 955 · 2.3 km away
Cooloola Christian College
Gympie · Independent combined · Prep-12
537 students · ICSEA 1013 · 2.7 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Stephen's Catholic College
Mareeba · Catholic high school · 7-12
652 students · ICSEA 1041
St Mary's College
Ipswich · Catholic high school · 7-12
730 students · ICSEA 1033
Chisholm Catholic College
Cornubia · Catholic high school · 7-12
932 students · ICSEA 1043
St Ursula's College
Toowoomba · Catholic high school · 7-12
401 students · ICSEA 1043
Chanel College
Gladstone · Catholic high school · 7-12
854 students · ICSEA 1031
The Cathedral College
Rockhampton · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,357 students · ICSEA 1031
Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's College a public or private school?
St Patrick's College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Patrick's College offer?
St Patrick's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's College?
In 2025, St Patrick's College had 514 enrolled students (265 girls, 249 boys), a change of 10% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's College?
St Patrick's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1037. 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 Patrick's College rank in QLD?
St Patrick's College ranks 70th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (59.1/100), and 536th of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's College?
St Patrick's College has about 12.4 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Patrick's College?
In 2025, St Patrick's College had 98 students in Year 7 and 71 in Year 12.
Is St Patrick's College co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick'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 Patrick's College?
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