The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Mundingburra, Queensland 4812 · Townsville LGA
#63 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#352 of 1,259 nationally
About The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Mundingburra, Queensland (4812), within the Townsville local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 1,205 students (611 girls and 594 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James has an ICSEA value of 1100, indicating very high socio-educational advantage. That places it in the 84th percentile of Australian schools. 47% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 6% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 98 teachers (92.3 full-time equivalent) and 80 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 20% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James scores 65.5 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of combined schools nationally and 63rd of 275 combined schools in QLD (2nd of 9 in the Townsville area).
Success Index breakdown
Each component is a percentile against schools of the same type across Australia.
- Socio-educational advantage (ICSEA) (50%)ICSEA 1100
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)47% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)13.1 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+20% enrolments since 2020 (area median +12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)-3 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 The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James's 1,205 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Townsville Community Learning Centre - A State Special School
Mundingburra · Government special · Prep-12
198 students · ICSEA 930 · 853 m away
Pimlico State High School
Gulliver · Government high school · 7-12
1,465 students · ICSEA 987 · 933 m away
Mundingburra State School
Mundingburra · Government primary · Prep-6
506 students · ICSEA 965 · 1.2 km away
St Joseph's Catholic School
Mundingburra · Catholic primary · Prep-6
356 students · ICSEA 1078 · 1.4 km away
Riverside Adventist School
Aitkenvale · Independent primary · Prep-6
61 students · ICSEA 1011 · 1.6 km away
Aitkenvale State School
Aitkenvale · Government primary · Prep-6
366 students · ICSEA 870 · 1.7 km away
Annandale Christian College
Annandale · Independent combined · Prep-12
687 students · ICSEA 1069 · 1.8 km away
Vincent State School
Vincent · Government primary · Prep-6
132 students · ICSEA 772 · 1.8 km away
Currajong State School
Gulliver · Government primary · Prep-6
430 students · ICSEA 904 · 1.8 km away
Townsville Christian College
Vincent · Independent combined · Prep-12
442 students · ICSEA 871 · 2.1 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Redlands College
Wellington Point · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,443 students · ICSEA 1100
Genesis Christian College
Bray Park · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,618 students · ICSEA 1099
Fraser Coast Anglican College
Wondunna · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,010 students · ICSEA 1098
Whitsunday Anglican School
Beaconsfield · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,151 students · ICSEA 1102
Trinity Anglican School
White Rock · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,204 students · ICSEA 1103
Samford Valley Steiner School
Wights Mountain · Independent combined · Prep-12
500 students · ICSEA 1103
Frequently asked questions
Is The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James a public or private school?
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James offer?
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James?
In 2025, The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James had 1,205 enrolled students (611 girls, 594 boys), a change of 20% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James?
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 1100. The national average is 1000, so this indicates very high socio-educational advantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James rank in QLD?
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James ranks 63rd of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (65.5/100), and 352nd of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James?
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James has about 13.1 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James?
In 2025, The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James had 125 students in Year 7 and 107 in Year 12.
Is The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James co-ed?
Yes. The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James 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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