Townsville Christian College
Updated Oct 2026 · ACARA 2025Vincent, Queensland 4814 · Townsville LGA
#229 of 275 combined schools in QLD
#1095 of 1,259 nationally
About Townsville Christian College
Townsville Christian College is an independent combined (K–12) school located in Vincent, Queensland (4814), within the Townsville local government area. It caters for students from Prep to 12 and in 2025 enrolled 442 students (225 girls and 217 boys). The school is affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
Townsville Christian College has an ICSEA value of 871, indicating a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. That places it in the 7th percentile of Australian schools. 4% of students come from the top socio-educational quarter and 58% from the bottom quarter.
The school employs 29 teachers (28.6 full-time equivalent) and 46 non-teaching staff, giving a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.5 to 1. Enrolments have grown by 62% over the past five years.
On the Success Index, Townsville Christian College scores 29.1 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of combined schools nationally and 229th of 275 combined schools in QLD (8th 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 871
- Students in the top advantage quarter (15%)4% of students
- Teacher resourcing (students per teacher) (15%)15.5 students per teacher
- Enrolment growth vs local area (5 years) (10%)+62% enrolments since 2020 (area median +12%)
- ICSEA trend (5 years) (10%)+27 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 Townsville Christian College's 442 students are spread across year levels in 2025.
Enrolment trend
How enrolments at Townsville Christian College have changed over the past decade.
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Schools near Townsville Christian College
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index.
Vincent State School
Vincent · Government primary · Prep-6
132 students · ICSEA 772 · 618 m away
Currajong State School
Gulliver · Government primary · Prep-6
430 students · ICSEA 904 · 820 m away
Heatley Secondary College
Heatley · Government high school · 7-12
715 students · ICSEA 862 · 1.4 km away
Marian Catholic School
Currajong · Catholic primary · Prep-6
374 students · ICSEA 1042 · 1.7 km away
Aitkenvale State School
Aitkenvale · Government primary · Prep-6
366 students · ICSEA 870 · 1.7 km away
Pimlico State High School
Gulliver · Government high school · 7-12
1,465 students · ICSEA 987 · 1.9 km away
The Cathedral School of St Anne and St James
Mundingburra · Independent combined · Prep-12
1,205 students · ICSEA 1100 · 2.1 km away
Ignatius Park College
Cranbrook · Catholic high school · 7-12
959 students · ICSEA 1018 · 2.2 km away
Heatley State School
Heatley · Government primary · Prep-6
423 students · ICSEA 838 · 2.3 km away
Garbutt State School
Garbutt · Government primary · Prep-6
78 students · ICSEA 775 · 2.4 km away
Similar schools
Independent combined schools in QLD with a comparable ICSEA.
Cairns Adventist College
Gordonvale · Independent combined · Prep-6
63 students · ICSEA 885
Burdekin Christian College
Ayr · Independent combined · Prep-12
380 students · ICSEA 949
All Souls St Gabriels School
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-12
431 students · ICSEA 952
Hinchinbrook Christian School
Ingham · Independent combined · 1-7
7 students · ICSEA 960
Blackheath and Thornburgh College
Charters Towers · Independent combined · Prep-11
379 students · ICSEA 965
Kingsley College
Berserker · Independent combined · Prep-12
274 students · ICSEA 966
Frequently asked questions
Is Townsville Christian College a public or private school?
Townsville Christian College is a Independent school, which makes it a non-government (private) school affiliated with Independent Schools Queensland.
What year levels does Townsville Christian College offer?
Townsville Christian College offers Prep to 12. It is classified by ACARA as a combined school.
How many students attend Townsville Christian College?
In 2025, Townsville Christian College had 442 enrolled students (225 girls, 217 boys), a change of 62% over five years.
What is the ICSEA of Townsville Christian College?
Townsville Christian College has an ICSEA (Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage) of 871. The national average is 1000, so this indicates a community facing significant socio-educational disadvantage. ICSEA reflects the school community, not teaching quality.
How does Townsville Christian College rank in QLD?
Townsville Christian College ranks 229th of 275 combined schools in Queensland on the Success Index (29.1/100), and 1095th of 1,259 nationally.
What is the student-to-teacher ratio at Townsville Christian College?
Townsville Christian College has about 15.5 students per full-time-equivalent teacher, based on 2025 ACARA staffing data.
How big is the Year 7 cohort at Townsville Christian College?
In 2025, Townsville Christian College had 47 students in Year 7 and 13 in Year 12.
Is Townsville Christian College co-ed?
Yes. Townsville Christian College is a co-educational school enrolling both girls and boys.
What other schools are near Townsville Christian College?
There are 10 other schools within 15 km of Townsville Christian 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 Townsville Christian College?
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