St Patrick's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mitchell, Queensland 4465 · Maranoa LGA
About St Patrick's Primary School
St Patrick's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Mitchell, Queensland (4465), within the Maranoa local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 5 and in 2025 enrolled 29 students (15 girls and 14 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Patrick's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 875, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 7% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 68% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.6 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's Primary School scores 25.1 out of 100. Because it has fewer than 80 students it is not included in ranking tables, where small enrolments make year-to-year comparisons unreliable.
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 875
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)7% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)8.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-12% enrolments since 2020
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-44 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 Primary School's 29 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Patrick's Primary School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Patrick's Primary School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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St Rita's School
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St Joseph's School
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Patrick's Primary School a public or private school?
St Patrick's Primary School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Patrick's Primary School offer?
St Patrick's Primary School offers Prep to 5. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Patrick's Primary School?
In 2025, St Patrick's Primary School had 29 enrolled students (15 girls, 14 boys), a change of -12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Patrick's Primary School?
St Patrick's Primary School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 875. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's Primary School?
St Patrick's Primary School has about 8.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Patrick's Primary School each year?
In 2025, St Patrick's Primary School had 6 students in Prep.
Is St Patrick's Primary School co-ed?
Yes. St Patrick's Primary School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Patrick's Primary School?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Patrick's Primary 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.
Where can I get tutoring near St Patrick's Primary School?
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