St Peter's Catholic School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Halifax, Queensland 4850 · Hinchinbrook LGA
About St Peter's Catholic School
St Peter's Catholic School is a catholic primary school located in Halifax, Queensland (4850), within the Hinchinbrook local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 21 students (10 girls and 11 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Peter's Catholic School has an ICSEA value of 879, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 45% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 4 teachers (3.4 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.2 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 54% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Peter's Catholic School scores 20.6 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 879
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.2 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-54% enrolments since 2020 (area median -7%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-39 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 Peter's Catholic School's 21 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Peter's Catholic School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Peter's Catholic School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Halifax State School
Halifax · Government primary · Prep-6
6 students · ICSEA 758 · 324 m away
Macknade State School
Macknade · Government primary · Prep-6
10 students · ICSEA 965 · 3.8 km away
Victoria Plantation State School
Victoria Plantation · Government primary · Prep-6
25 students · ICSEA 908 · 12 km away
Hinchinbrook Christian School
Ingham · Independent combined · 1-7
7 students · ICSEA 960 · 14 km away
Forrest Beach State School
Forrest Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
20 students · ICSEA 910 · 14 km away
Ingham State High School
Ingham · Government high school · 7-12
422 students · ICSEA 923 · 15 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Patrick's Primary School
Mitchell · Catholic primary · Prep-5
29 students · ICSEA 875
Sacred Heart Primary School
Cunnamulla · Catholic primary · Prep-6
75 students · ICSEA 873
St John Bosco Catholic School
Collinsville · Catholic primary · Prep-6
72 students · ICSEA 896
St Kieran's Catholic School
Mount Isa · Catholic primary · Prep-6
140 students · ICSEA 858
St Rita's School
Babinda · Catholic primary · 1-6
27 students · ICSEA 900
St Maria Goretti School
Inglewood · Catholic primary · Prep-6
37 students · ICSEA 913
Frequently asked questions
Is St Peter's Catholic School a public or private school?
St Peter'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 Peter's Catholic School offer?
St Peter's Catholic School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend St Peter's Catholic School?
In 2025, St Peter's Catholic School had 21 enrolled students (10 girls, 11 boys), a change of -54% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Peter's Catholic School?
St Peter's Catholic School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 879. 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 Peter's Catholic School?
St Peter's Catholic School has about 6.2 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at St Peter's Catholic School each year?
In 2025, St Peter's Catholic School had 3 students in Prep and 4 in Year 6.
Is St Peter's Catholic School co-ed?
Yes. St Peter's Catholic School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Peter's Catholic School?
There are 6 other schools within 15 km of St Peter'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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