St Teresa's College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Abergowrie, Queensland 4850 · Hinchinbrook LGA
About St Teresa's College
St Teresa's College is a catholic high school located in Abergowrie, Queensland (4850), within the Hinchinbrook local government area. It caters for students from 7 to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 78 students. The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
St Teresa's College has an ICSEA value of 691, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 1st percentile of Australian schools. 0% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 83% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 13 teachers (12.3 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 6.3 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 45% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, St Teresa's College scores 18.9 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 691
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)0% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)6.3 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-45% enrolments since 2020 (area median -2%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+8 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 College's 78 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at St Teresa's College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near St Teresa's College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
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Catholic secondary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
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Burdekin Catholic High School
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Frequently asked questions
Is St Teresa's College a public or private school?
St Teresa's 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 College offer?
St Teresa's College offers 7 to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a secondary school.
How many students attend St Teresa's College?
In 2025, St Teresa's College had 78 enrolled students, a change of -45% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of St Teresa's College?
St Teresa's College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 691. 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 Teresa's College?
St Teresa's College has about 6.3 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at St Teresa's College?
In 2025, St Teresa's College had 18 students in Year 7 and 9 in Year 12.
What other schools are near St Teresa's College?
There are 1 other schools within 15 km of St Teresa'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 Teresa's College?
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