St Patrick's Primary School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Nanango, Queensland 4615 · South Burnett LGA
About St Patrick's Primary School
St Patrick's Primary School is a catholic primary school located in Nanango, Queensland (4615), within the South Burnett local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 73 students (37 girls and 36 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Patrick's Primary School has an ICSEA value of 954, indicating a socio-educational profile close to the national average of 1000. That places it in the 26th percentile of Australian schools. 6% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 41% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 8 teachers (7.4 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 14% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Patrick's Primary School scores 37.4 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 954
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)6% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)9.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+14% enrolments since 2020 (area median -16%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+15 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 73 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.
Nanango State High School
Nanango · Government high school · 7-12
488 students · ICSEA 911 · 623 m away
Nanango State School
Nanango · Government primary · Prep-6
334 students · ICSEA 914 · 920 m away
Coolabunia State School
Coolabunia · Government primary · Prep-6
121 students · ICSEA 966 · 13 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Francis Xavier's School
Manunda · Catholic primary · Prep-6
382 students · ICSEA 953
St Patrick's School
St George · Catholic primary · Prep-6
149 students · ICSEA 959
St Joseph's Parish School
Weipa · Catholic primary · Prep-6
161 students · ICSEA 949
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
Sarina · Catholic primary · Prep-6
162 students · ICSEA 962
St John's School
Silkwood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
48 students · ICSEA 962
St Colman's Catholic School
Home Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
118 students · ICSEA 964
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 6. 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 73 enrolled students (37 girls, 36 boys), a change of 14% 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 954. 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.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Patrick's Primary School?
St Patrick's Primary School has about 9.9 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 18 students in Prep and 8 in Year 6.
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 3 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.
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