St Teresa's Catholic College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Noosaville, Queensland 4566 · Noosa LGA
About St Teresa's Catholic College
St Teresa's Catholic College is a catholic high school located in Noosaville, Queensland (4566), within the Noosa local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 801 students (428 girls and 373 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Teresa's Catholic College has an ICSEA value of 1066, indicating above-average socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 74th percentile of Australian schools. 25% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 8% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 60 teachers (55.1 full-time equivalent) and 44 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5 to 1. Enrolments have remained steady over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Teresa's Catholic College scores 63.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 50% of secondary schools nationally and 46th of 269 secondary schools in QLD (1st of 3 in the Noosa area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1066
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)25% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)14.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-1% enrolments since 2020 (area median -11%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-2 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 Teresa's Catholic College's 801 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Teresa's Catholic College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Teresa's Catholic College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Noosaville State School
Noosaville · Government primary · Prep-6
418 students · ICSEA 1039 · 432 m away
Tewantin State School
Tewantin · Government primary · Prep-6
560 students · ICSEA 1018 · 1.8 km away
Good Shepherd Lutheran College
Noosaville · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,121 students · ICSEA 1117 · 1.8 km away
Noosa Pengari Steiner School
Doonan · Independent combined · Prep-12
324 students · ICSEA 1089 · 5.2 km away
Noosa Flexible School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic special · 7-12
102 students · ICSEA 958 · 6.7 km away
Montessori Noosa
Sunshine Beach · Independent primary · Prep-6
58 students · ICSEA 1057 · 6.8 km away
Sunshine Beach State High School
Sunshine Beach · Government high school · 7-12
1,405 students · ICSEA 1043 · 6.9 km away
St Thomas More Primary School
Sunshine Beach · Catholic primary · Prep-6
578 students · ICSEA 1086 · 6.9 km away
Sunshine Beach State School
Sunshine Beach · Government primary · Prep-6
706 students · ICSEA 1083 · 7.0 km away
Peregian Beach College
Peregian Beach · Independent combined · Prep-12
347 students · ICSEA 1069 · 8.9 km away
Similar schools
Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Thomas More College
Sunnybank · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,161 students · ICSEA 1067
St John Fisher College
Bracken Ridge · Catholic high school · 7-12
714 students · ICSEA 1063
Clairvaux MacKillop College
Upper Mount Gravatt · Catholic high school · 7-12
1,215 students · ICSEA 1070
St Benedict's College
Mango Hill · Catholic high school · 7-12
981 students · ICSEA 1062
St Augustine's College
Cairns · Catholic high school · 7-12
777 students · ICSEA 1060
Siena Catholic College
Sippy Downs · Catholic high school · 7-12
889 students · ICSEA 1073
Frequently asked questions
Is St Teresa's Catholic College a public or private school?
St Teresa's Catholic College is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does St Teresa's Catholic College offer?
St Teresa's Catholic College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Teresa's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Teresa's Catholic College had 801 enrolled students (428 girls, 373 boys), a change of -1% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Teresa's Catholic College?
St Teresa's Catholic College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1066. The national average is 1000, so this indicates above-average socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does St Teresa's Catholic College rank in QLD?
St Teresa's Catholic College ranks 46th of 269 secondary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (63.5/100), and 432nd of 1,472 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at St Teresa's Catholic College?
St Teresa's Catholic College has about 14.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Teresa's Catholic College?
In 2025, St Teresa's Catholic College had 150 students in Year 7 and 117 in Year 12.
Is St Teresa's Catholic College co-ed?
Yes. St Teresa's Catholic College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near St Teresa's Catholic College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of St Teresa's Catholic 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 Teresa's Catholic College?
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