Sunshine Coast Grammar School
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Forest Glen, Queensland 4556 · Sunshine Coast LGA
#22 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#219 of 1,259 nationally
About Sunshine Coast Grammar School
Sunshine Coast Grammar School is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Forest Glen, Queensland (4556), within the Sunshine Coast local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,472 students (754 girls and 718 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Sunshine Coast Grammar School has an ICSEA value of 1133, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 92nd percentile of Australian schools. 52% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 2% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 129 teachers (123.9 full-time equivalent) and 124 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.9 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 12% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Sunshine Coast Grammar School scores 72.2 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 22nd of 275 combined schools in QLD (2nd of 22 in the Sunshine Coast area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1133
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)52% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)11.9 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+12% enrolments since 2020 (area median +13%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+5 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 Sunshine Coast Grammar School's 1,472 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Sunshine Coast Grammar School have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Sunshine Coast Grammar School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Chevallum State School
Chevallum · Government primary · Prep-6
456 students · ICSEA 1054 · 1.5 km away
Montessori International College
Forest Glen · Independent combined · Prep-12
276 students · ICSEA 1104 · 1.7 km away
Suncoast Christian College
Woombye · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,136 students · ICSEA 1084 · 3.7 km away
Woombye State School
Woombye · Government primary · Prep-6
423 students · ICSEA 1014 · 3.7 km away
Buderim Mountain State School
Buderim · Government primary · Prep-6
1,183 students · ICSEA 1096 · 4.8 km away
Matthew Flinders Anglican College
Buderim · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,426 students · ICSEA 1155 · 5.5 km away
Palmwoods State School
Palmwoods · Government primary · Prep-6
485 students · ICSEA 1030 · 5.9 km away
Kuluin State School
Kuluin · Government primary · Prep-6
612 students · ICSEA 1018 · 6.0 km away
Siena Catholic College
Sippy Downs · Catholic high school · 7-12
889 students · ICSEA 1073 · 6.2 km away
Siena Catholic Primary School
Sippy Downs · Catholic primary · Prep-6
616 students · ICSEA 1081 · 6.2 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Toowoomba Anglican School
Toowoomba · Independent combined · Prep-12
682 students · ICSEA 1132
St Hilda's School
Southport · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,258 students · ICSEA 1135
Clayfield College
Clayfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
604 students · ICSEA 1135
All Saints Anglican School
Merrimac · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,828 students · ICSEA 1137
Brisbane Montessori School
Fig Tree Pocket · Independent combined · Prep-10
189 students · ICSEA 1128
Moreton Bay College
Manly West · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,236 students · ICSEA 1139
Frequently asked questions
Is Sunshine Coast Grammar School a public or private school?
Sunshine Coast Grammar School is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Sunshine Coast Grammar School offer?
Sunshine Coast Grammar School offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Sunshine Coast Grammar School?
In 2025, Sunshine Coast Grammar School had 1,472 enrolled students (754 girls, 718 boys), a change of 12% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Sunshine Coast Grammar School?
Sunshine Coast Grammar School has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1133. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Sunshine Coast Grammar School rank in QLD?
Sunshine Coast Grammar School ranks 22nd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (72.2/100), and 219th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Sunshine Coast Grammar School?
Sunshine Coast Grammar School has about 11.9 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Sunshine Coast Grammar School?
In 2025, Sunshine Coast Grammar School had 144 students in Year 7 and 140 in Year 12.
Is Sunshine Coast Grammar School co-ed?
Yes. Sunshine Coast Grammar School is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Sunshine Coast Grammar School?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Sunshine Coast Grammar 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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