Sts Peter and Paul's School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Bulimba, Queensland 4171 · Brisbane LGA
#88 of 804 primary schools in QLD
#930 of 4,908 nationally
About Sts Peter and Paul's School
Sts Peter and Paul's School is a catholic primary school located in Bulimba, Queensland (4171), within the Brisbane local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 6 and in 2025 enrolled 548 students (281 girls and 267 boys). The school is affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
Sts Peter and Paul's School has an ICSEA value of 1156, indicating exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. That places it in the 96th percentile of Australian schools. 61% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 0% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 34 teachers (30.2 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.1 to 1. Enrolments have fallen by 18% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sts Peter and Paul's School scores 71.0 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 88th of 804 primary schools in QLD (80th of 179 in the Brisbane area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1156
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)61% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)18.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)-18% enrolments since 2020 (area median -3%)
- 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 Sts Peter and Paul's School's 548 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sts Peter and Paul's School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sts Peter and Paul's School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Morningside State School
Morningside · Government primary · Prep-6
475 students · ICSEA 1075 · 617 m away
Bulimba State School
Bulimba · Government primary · Prep-6
612 students · ICSEA 1124 · 681 m away
Balmoral State High School
Balmoral · Government high school · 7-12
929 students · ICSEA 1047 · 908 m away
Lourdes Hill College
Hawthorne · Catholic combined · 5-12
1,225 students · ICSEA 1120 · 1.3 km away
Norman Park State School
Norman Park · Government primary · Prep-6
364 students · ICSEA 1119 · 1.7 km away
New Farm State School
New Farm · Government primary · Prep-6
539 students · ICSEA 1112 · 1.9 km away
Holy Spirit School
New Farm · Catholic primary · Prep-6
265 students · ICSEA 1138 · 1.9 km away
Cannon Hill Anglican College
Cannon Hill · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,355 students · ICSEA 1174 · 2.2 km away
Cannon Hill State School
Cannon Hill · Government primary · Prep-6
319 students · ICSEA 1051 · 2.2 km away
St Oliver Plunkett School
Cannon Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
615 students · ICSEA 1112 · 2.3 km away
Similar schools
Catholic primary schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
St Thomas' School
Camp Hill · Catholic primary · Prep-6
325 students · ICSEA 1156
St Columba's Primary School
Wilston · Catholic primary · Prep-6
495 students · ICSEA 1155
St Ignatius School
Toowong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
272 students · ICSEA 1158
St Agatha's Primary School
Clayfield · Catholic primary · Prep-6
359 students · ICSEA 1159
Mater Dei Catholic Primary School
Ashgrove West · Catholic primary · Prep-6
118 students · ICSEA 1160
St Ambrose's Primary School
Newmarket · Catholic primary · Prep-6
152 students · ICSEA 1160
Frequently asked questions
Is Sts Peter and Paul's School a public or private school?
Sts Peter and Paul's School is a Catholic school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Catholic Education Queensland.
What year levels does Sts Peter and Paul's School offer?
Sts Peter and Paul's School offers Prep to 6. It is classified by ACARA as a primary school.
How many students attend Sts Peter and Paul's School?
In 2025, Sts Peter and Paul's School had 548 enrolled students (281 girls, 267 boys), a change of -18% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sts Peter and Paul's School?
Sts Peter and Paul's School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1156. The national average is 1000, so this indicates exceptionally high socio-educational advantage, among the most advantaged school communities in Australia. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sts Peter and Paul's School rank in QLD?
Sts Peter and Paul's School ranks 88th of 804 primary schools in Queensland on the Success Index (71.0/100), and 930th of 4,908 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sts Peter and Paul's School?
Sts Peter and Paul's School has about 18.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How many students start Prep at Sts Peter and Paul's School each year?
In 2025, Sts Peter and Paul's School had 94 students in Prep and 32 in Year 6.
Is Sts Peter and Paul's School co-ed?
Yes. Sts Peter and Paul's School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sts Peter and Paul's School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sts Peter and Paul's 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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